@$=,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,=$@
##@@$$*=,, ,,=*$$@@##
#@$*,,,,,, ,,,,,,*$@#
@$$**,,,,, ,,,,,**$$@
##@$$$*=,, ,,=*$$$@##
###@$$*=,, ##### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ##### ,,=*$$@###
####$$*=,, ## ## , , @ tongue care @ , , ## ## ,,=*$$####
###@$$*=,, ##### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ##### ,,=*$$@###
###@$$*=,, the dragon's mouth is a highly corrosive ,,=*$$@###
#@$**=,,,, and toxic environment... how can they ,,,,=**$@#
###@$$*=,, take care of it... with outside help! ,,=*$$@###
@$*==,,,,, $$$$$ a kobold's tasks are teeth $$$$$ ,,,,,==*$@
###@$$*=,, $$ $$ 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... ,,=$$@####
###@$$*=,, ,,=*$$@###
@$$=,,,,,, ,,,,,,=$$@
###@$$*=,, ,,=*$$@###
#@@$$$*=,, ,,=*$$$@@#
###@$$*=,, ,,=*$$@###