,,,,,,,,~= =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=* *=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=*% %*=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=*%# #%*=~,,,,,
,,,,~=*%#@ @#%*=~,,,,
,,,~=*%#@@ ##### ################## ##### @@#%*=~,,,
,,~=*%#@@# ## ## , , # 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... %*=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=*%# #%*=~,,,,,
,,,,~=*%#@ @#%*=~,,,,
,,,~=*%#@@ @@#%*=~,,,
,,~=*%#@@# #@@#%*=~,,
,~=*%#@@## ##@@#%*=~,