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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 #####  ##§::...,,
,.~:†§####  §§ §§      .. .. 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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