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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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