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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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