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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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