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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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