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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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