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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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