,~=^*$## ###&$*^=~,
,,~=^*$# ##&$*^=~,,
,,,~=^*$ #&$*^=~,,,
,,,,~=^*$& &$*^=~,,,,
,,,,,~=^*$ $*^=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=^* ##### &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##### *^=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=^ ## ## , , & TONGUE CARE & , , ## ## ^=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=^* ##### &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##### *^=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=^*$ 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... #&$*^=~,,,
,,,,~=^*$& &$*^=~,,,,
,,,,,~=^*$ $*^=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=^* *^=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=^ ^=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=^* *^=~,,,,,,