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....~†%&#@   kobold drug    .~~&-.     is a general @#&%†~....
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.......~†% ...----~~~††%&#@†-. -†##&%††~~---....    %†~.......
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....~†%&#@            ...-~†%#.-@%~-..        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.           #@@#&%†~..
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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.                 %†~.......
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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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