See Tadfool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2023 September 22, Lys (@LostElysium13), Twitter:",
"text": "realizing I ship all of the Tadfools. just all of them. literally any combination works. #LysPlaysBG3",
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"ref": "2023 October 27, Cthonical (@Cthonical_), Twitter:",
"text": "baldur's gate is gonna have to sit tight for a bit, sorry tadfools",
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"ref": "2024 January 21, TheRopeofShadow, Reddit:",
"text": "There's a fanart somewhere of the tadfools at a gym and Gale is using his mirror image to work out while he's reading a book.",
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