,,,,,~~†*# #*†~~,,,,,
,,~†%*##@# #@##*%†~,,
,,,,,,,~%# #%~,,,,,,,
,,~†%*#### ####*%†~,,
,,~†%*##@@ @@##*%†~,,
,,~†%*##@# ##### ################## ##### #@##*%†~,,
,,,,†%**## ## ## , , # 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... #@##*%†~,,
,,,,,,~†*# #*†~,,,,,,
,~†%*##@## ##@##*%†~,
,,~†%%***# #***%%†~,,
,,~†%*###@ @###*%†~,,
,,,~~~%%#@ @#%%~~~,,,