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