###§%%*-~¨                                          ¨~-*%%§###
##§%%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%%§##
#§%%*-~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~-*%%§#
§%%*-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-*%%§
%%*-~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~-*%%
§%%*-~¨¨¨¨  #####     §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§     #####  ¨¨¨¨~-*%%§
#§%%*-~¨¨¨  ## ## ¨ ¨ §  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...      ¨¨¨~-*%%§#
§%%*-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-*%%§
%%*-~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~-*%%
§%%*-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-*%%§
#§%%*-~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~-*%%§#
##§%%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%%§##