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,&,&,&,&,&   kobold drug    ,~~@,,     is a general &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&                 ,,$~@;,,    term for any &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&                ,,~@,~@~,,,     substance &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&               ,,~;&,,&;~,,,     that can &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&              ,,,~$@,,&$;~,,,,  transform &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&             ,,,~;$@,,$&$;~,,,,           &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,~~~;;$$@&@$~,,,,~$#&@$;;~~~,,,,,,,, &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,,~~~;;$@&#$~,,,,~@@@$$;;~~,,,,,,,,  &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,,~~~;;$$@@&;,,,,;@@@$;;~~,,,,,,,,   &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,,,~~~;;$@&@;,, ,;&&@$;;~~,,,,,,,    &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,,,,~~~;$$&#$~, ,;&&@$;~~,,,,,,,     &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&  ,,,,,,,,~~;;$@&@~, ,;#@$;;~~,,,,,,      &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&   ,,,,,,,,~~;;$&#;, ,;#@$;~~,,,,,        &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&     ,,,,,,,~~;$@@;, ,$@@$;~,,,,,         &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&      ,,,,,,,~;;$&$, ,$&$;~~,,,,          &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&       ,,,,,,,~;$@&~ ,$&$;~,,,,           &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&         ,,,,,~~;$@;,,&@;~,,,,            &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&           ,,,,~;$&$,,@$;~,,,             &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&            ,,,,~;$&,,@$~,,,        human &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&              ,,,~;&,,&;~,, 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.            &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&              ,,~$@,&@;~,,,,              &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&         ,,~;;@@@$~ ~;$$$$;;~~,,          &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&     ,~~~;;;;;;;;~, ,~;;;;;;;;;~~~~,,,    &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,~~~~;;;;;;;~~~,, ,,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,, &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,,,, ,,,,,,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ~~~~~~~~~~,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~~~~~~~ &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ~~~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,     ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,        ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   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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