,,,,,,^«*% %*«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«*%@ @%*«^,,,,,
,,,,^«*%@¤ ¤@%*«^,,,,
,,,^«*%@¤# #¤@%*«^,,,
,,^«*%@¤## ##¤@%*«^,,
,^«*%@¤### ##### ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ##### ###¤@%*«^,
,,^«*%@¤## ## ## , , ¤ 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... ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«* *«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«*% %*«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«*%@ @%*«^,,,,,