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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   ~~~~~  ....,~†*£&
£*†~,.....  ~~ ~~ 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 #####  ..,~†*£&¶#
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&£*†~,....  £££££      ,,,,, 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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