¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    †.                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨   kobold drug    ¨~~¤.¨     is a general ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
¤†=~.¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨.†~¤=.¨    term for any ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†¤
¤¤†=~.¨¨¨¨                ¨.~¤.~¤~.¨¨     substance ¨¨¨¨.~=†¤¤
@¤¤†=~.¨¨¨               ¨¨~=¤..¤=~.¨¨     that can ¨¨¨.~=†¤¤@
#@¤¤†=~.¨¨              ¨¨.~†@.¨¤†=~.¨¨¨  transform ¨¨.~=†¤¤@#
##@¤¤†=~.¨             ¨¨.~=†@.¨†¤†=~..¨¨           ¨.~=†¤¤@##
#@¤¤†=~.¨¨ .....~~~==††¤¤@†~.¨¨.~†@¤¤†==~~~...¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨.~=†¤¤@#
@¤¤†=~.¨¨¨ ¨¨....~~~==†¤¤@†~.¨¨.~¤@¤††==~~...¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨.~=†¤¤@
¤¤†=~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨....~~~==††¤@¤=.¨¨.=¤@¤†==~~...¨¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨.~=†¤¤
¤†=~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨....~~~==†¤¤@=.¨ .=¤¤¤†==~~...¨¨¨¨    ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†¤
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨...~~~=††¤@†~¨ .=¤¤¤†=~~...¨¨¨¨     ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨...~~==†¤¤¤~¨ .=@¤†==~~..¨¨¨¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨¨...~~==†¤@=¨ .=@¤†=~~..¨¨¨        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨¨¨...~~=†¤@=. .†@¤†=~..¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      ¨¨¨¨...~==†¤†. .†¤†=~~..¨¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       ¨¨¨¨...~=†¤¤~ .†¤†=~..¨¨           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨..~~=†@=¨.¤¤=~..¨¨            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           ¨¨..~=†¤†¨.@†=~.¨¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            ¨¨¨.~=†¤¨.@†~.¨¨        human ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨.~=¤..¤=~¨¨ consciousness ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               ¨¨.~¤~.¤~.¨                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨.=¤~†.¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨.¤~~¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    .†                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
¤†=~.¨¨¨¨¨    into a kobold-like state. the term    ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†¤
¤¤†=~.¨¨¨¨   "kobold" can be applied to the state   ¨¨¨¨.~=†¤¤
@¤¤†=~.¨¨¨   itself, and also to the beings that    ¨¨¨.~=†¤¤@
#@¤¤†=~.¨¨           inhabit this state.            ¨¨.~=†¤¤@#
##@¤¤†=~.¨                                          ¨.~=†¤¤@##
#@¤¤†=~.¨¨              ..~†@¨¤¤=~...¨              ¨¨.~=†¤¤@#
@¤¤†=~.¨¨¨         ..~==¤¤¤†~ ~=††††==~~..          ¨¨¨.~=†¤¤@
¤¤†=~.¨¨¨¨     .~~~========~. .~=========~~~~...    ¨¨¨¨.~=†¤¤
¤†=~.¨¨¨¨¨ ..~~~~=======~~~.¨ ¨.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.. ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†¤
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...¨ ¨¨....~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~......¨¨ ¨¨¨...........~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~..........¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨............... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ...........¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨............ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ........¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨......... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ .....¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   the    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨..... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ...¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   classic   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                example                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   of kobold drug is the liquid that are  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  produced by mixing kynurenic acid with  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ascorbic acid. however, there are other ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 options.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~   it  is  worth  noting   that  not  ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
¤†=~.¨¨¨¨¨ ~  every kobold-like  state  is due to ~ ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†¤
¤¤†=~.¨¨¨¨ ~  a  kobold  drug.  many  are just  a ~ ¨¨¨¨.~=†¤¤
@¤¤†=~.¨¨¨ ~  result  of  the  human mind  being  ~ ¨¨¨.~=†¤¤@
#@¤¤†=~.¨¨ ~  tricked  into  a   certain  state,  ~ ¨¨.~=†¤¤@#
##@¤¤†=~.¨ ~    such    as     lucid dreaming.    ~ ¨.~=†¤¤@##
#@¤¤†=~.¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨.~=†¤¤@#
@¤¤†=~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~=†¤¤@
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¤†=~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~=†¤
†=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=†
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=