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,&,,&&&&,&   kobold drug    ,~~*:,     is a general &,&,,&,,&,
&&,&,,,&&,                 ,:†~**:,    term for any &&&,&&,&&,
,&&&,,&,&&                ,:~*:~*~:,,     substance ,,&&,&&,&&
&,,&,&&&,,               ,,~*&::&*~:,,     that can ,&,&&,&&,&
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,&&&&&,&,, ,,,::::~~~**†*&@*:, :*&&*†**~~:::,,,,    ,&,&&,,&&&
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,&,,,&,&,,              ,,:~*&::&*~,, consciousness &,,&&&,,&&
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,&,&,,,&&,                 ,:**~†:,                 &&&,&&&&&,
&&&&,,&,&,                  ,:*~~,                  ,,&&,,,,&,
,,,&,&&&&&                    :†                    ,&,&,,,&&&
,,&&&,,,,&                                          &&&&,,&,,&
,&,,&,,,&,    into a kobold-like state. the term    ,,,&,&&,&&
&&,&&,,&&,   "kobold" can be applied to the state   ,,&&&,&&,&
,&&,&,&,&&   itself, and also to the beings that    ,&,,&&,&&,
&,&&&&&&,&           inhabit this state.            &&,&,&&,&,
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,&,,,,&,&,              ::~†@,&**~:::,              &,,,&&,,,,
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,&,,,,&,&& :::::,,,,,,,,,   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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