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.^~/%*¤@@#   kobold drug    .~~*^.     is a general #@@¤*%/~^.
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...^/%%%*@              ..^~/¤^^¤/~.. consciousness @*%%%/^...
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.^~/%*¤@## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^. ..^^^^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##@¤*%/~^.
.^~/%*¤@## ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^.. ...^^^^^^^^^^^~~~~~~~ ##@¤*%/~^.
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.^~/%*¤@@@ ^^^.........   classic   .............^^ @@@¤*%/~^.
.^^^//*¤¤@                example                   @¤¤*//^^^.
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....^^/%*@  produced by mixing kynurenic acid with  @*%/^^....
.^~/%*¤@##  ascorbic acid. however, there are other ##@¤*%/~^.
.^~////**@                 options.                 @**////~^.
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.^~/%*¤@## ~  result  of  the  human mind  being  ~ ##@¤*%/~^.
.^~/%*¤@@@ ~  tricked  into  a   certain  state,  ~ @@@¤*%/~^.
.^~/%*¤¤@@ ~    such    as    lucid dreaming.     ~ @@¤¤*%/~^.
.^~/%*¤@@@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@@¤*%/~^.
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