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#.#.#..#..  ## ## . . #  TONGUE  CARE  # . . ## ##  ..#.#.#.#.
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#.#.#..#.. THE DRAGON'S MOUTH IS A HIGHLY CORROSIVE ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.# AND TOXIC ENVIRONMENT... HOW CAN THEY    .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#.. TAKE CARE OF IT... WITH OUTSIDE HELP!    ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  §§§§§ A KOBOLD'S TASKS ARE TEETH §§§§§  .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..  §§ §§ CARE, TONGUE CARE, GUM     §§ §§  ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  §§§§§ CARE, OTHER SUCH CARES.    §§§§§  .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..      A DRAGON'S TONGUE IS USED FOR       ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#      EATING, AND KISSING, AND CARESSING, .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..      AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS AND        ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  ===== CREATURES BOTH SMALL AND   =====  .##.#.#.#.
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#.#.#..#..  TONGUE APART, IS IT'S CRYSTAL COVERING, ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  (FOR GRIPPING PREY). THESE MUST BE      .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..  MAINTAINED PROPERLY     TO AVOID DAMAGE ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  ..... OR INFECTION TO THE TONGUE .....  .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..  .. .. ITSELF OR TO THE MOUTH.    .. ..  ..#.#.#.#.
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#.#.#..#..     WILL GROW IN AN AWKWARD DIRECTION,   ..#.#.#.#.
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#.#.#..#..   BREAK OFF, GET VERY SHARP,             ..#.#.#.#.
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#.#.#..#..  §§ §§      .. .. ON THE WRONG    ## ##  ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  §§§§§      ..... SIDE OF THE     #####  .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..                   TONGUE,                ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.# WITHOUT A KOBOLD SUPPLY DRAGONS HAVE     .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#.. BEEN OBSERVED LICKING BEDROCK OR EXPOSED ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  ..... ORE.                    A KOBOLD  .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..  .. .. WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCY IN OR NEAR ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#  ..... THE DRAGONS RESTING PLACE "DEN",  .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#.. NESTING PLACE, AND FROM THEN ON          ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.# ROUTINELY CLIMB INSIDE THE MOUTH AND     .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#.. WITH FILES AND BRUSHES CLEAN OUT DEBREE  ..#.#.#.#.
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#.#.#..#..    FILES GO OVER THE   .. ..      §§ §§  ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#    ENTIRE TONGUE AREA. .....      §§§§§  .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..                     KOBOLDS ARE ACQUIRED ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.# IN A QUITE INTERESTING WAY: A DRAGONS    .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#.. SALIVA IS SATURATED WITH A               ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#       PHEROMONE (ANALOGOUS TO THE CANINE .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..       PREDATOR MOUTH VIRUS) THAT LURE    ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.##.#   KOBOLDS... TO COME CLOSER TO THE       .##.#.#.#.
#.#.#..#..   DRAGON, AND TO ADORE THE TEETH...      ..#.#.#.#.
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