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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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