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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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