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Swablu may be a combination of ''{{wp|Cotton swab|swab}}'' (small wad of cotton on a rod) and ''blue | Swablu may be a combination of ''{{wp|Cotton swab|swab}}'' (small wad of cotton on a rod) and ''blue''. | ||
Tyltto may be a reference to the play ''{{wp|The Blue Bird (play)|The Blue Bird}}'' (L'Oiseau bleu) by Belgian playwright {{wp|Maurice Maeterlinck}}, featuring two siblings named ''Mytyl'' and ''Tyltyl'' tasked in finding the {{wp|bluebird of happiness}}. It may also involve チル ''chiru'' ({{wp|Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan}} for crane), ''Tyl'' (alternate name of the star {{wp|Epsilon Draconis}}, located in the constellation {{wp|Draco (constellation)|Draco}}), and ''cotton''. | Tyltto may be a reference to the play ''{{wp|The Blue Bird (play)|The Blue Bird}}'' (L'Oiseau bleu) by Belgian playwright {{wp|Maurice Maeterlinck}}, featuring two siblings named ''Mytyl'' and ''Tyltyl'' tasked in finding the {{wp|bluebird of happiness}}. It may also involve チル ''chiru'' ({{wp|Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan}} for crane), ''Tyl'' (alternate name of the star {{wp|Epsilon Draconis}}, located in the constellation {{wp|Draco (constellation)|Draco}}), and ''cotton''. | ||