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,&,,&,&,,&   kobold drug    ,~~£^,     is a general ,,&,,&,,,&
&&,&&&&,&&                 ,^*~£;^,    term for any ,&&,&&,,&&
,&&,,,&&,,                ,^~£^~£~^,,     substance &,&&,&,&,,
&,&,,&,&,,               ,,~;&^^&;~^,,     that can &&,&&&&&,,
&&&,&&&&,,              ,,^~*#^,&*;~^,,,  transform ,&&,,,,&,&
,,&&,,,&,,             ,,^~;*#^,*&*;~^^,,           &,&,,,&&&,
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,&&,,,,&,, ,,,,,^^^~~~;**&#*~, ^;&&£*;~~^^^,,,,     &,&,&&,&&&
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&&&,,&,&,&   ,,,,,^^^~~;;*&#;, ^;#£*;~~^^,,,        ,,,&&,&,&,
,,&,&&&&&,     ,,,,^^^~~;*£#;^ ^*#£*;~^^,,,         ,,&,&&&&&&
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&,,&,,,&,,       ,,,,^^^~;*£&~ ^*&*;~^^,,           &,,&,,,,&&
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&&,&,&,&,,           ,,^^~;*&*,^#*;~^,,             &&,&,,&&,&
,&&&&&&&,&            ,,,^~;*&,^#*~^,,        human ,&&&,&,&&,
&,,,,,,&&,              ,,^~;&^^&;~,, consciousness &,,&&&&,&,
&,,,,,&,&,               ,,^~£~^£~^,                &,&,,,&&&&
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&,,&&,,,,,                    ^*                    ,&&&,&,,&,
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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.                 &,,,&,&,&&
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,,,,,&&&,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &,&,,,,&,,
,,,,&,,&,& ~   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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