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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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