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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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