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§¨§§¨§§¨§¨  #####     §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§     #####  ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨§§¨§§§¨  ## ## ¨ ¨ §  TONGUE  CARE  § ¨ ¨ ## ##  ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨  #####     §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§     #####  ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§§ 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   -----  ¨§§§§§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§§§  -- -- LARGE,                WHAT -- --  §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨§  -----            SETS A DRAGON'S -----  §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§§  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.    ¨¨ ¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§§§§¨§§  ¨¨¨¨¨ SOMETIMES A TONGUE CRYSTAL ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨§§¨§     WILL GROW IN AN AWKWARD DIRECTION,   ¨¨¨§§§¨§¨§
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨ OR GET CAUGHT ON ANOTHER CRYSTAL, OR     ¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨§§   BREAK OFF, GET VERY SHARP,             ¨§§¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§§§¨¨§§¨§  &&&&&      ,,,,, THEY MIGHT GROW #####  §¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨  && &&      ,, ,, 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  §¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§    AND GORE, AND WITH  ¨¨¨¨¨      &&&&&  §¨§§§§¨§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨§§    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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