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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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