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£^^~...... the kirugu vargir desert, in the ......~^^£
¶¶¶£§^=~,. underlying tunnels. it's use and .,~=^§£¶¶¶
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#@¶£§^=~,. the honey materializes in vaccuums .,~=^§£¶@#
#@¶£§^=~,. within any labyrinthine space. the more .,~=^§£¶@#
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¶¶¶£§^=~,. the desert of kirugu serves this .,~=^§£¶¶¶
##¶£§^=~,. purpose very well - the lizards use .,~=^§£¶##
@¶§=,..... pumps to empty small boxes or jars of .....,=§¶@
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#@¶£§^=~,. veszelle city to keep a few jars (often .,~=^§£¶@#
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#@¶£§^=~,. made for this purpose). however, these .,~=^§£¶@#
#@¶£§^=~,. may take weeks to fill. .,~=^§£¶@#
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#@¶£§^=~,. the drug is used by the lizards in .,~=^§£¶@#
#@¶£§^=~,. these small (but often continuous) .,~=^§£¶@#
#@¶£§^=~,. doses. this heightens the senses .,~=^§£¶@#
¶§^^=~~~,. somewhat but at the cost of a lessened .,~~~=^^§¶
¶¶§^~..... ability to multi-task - context .....~^§¶¶
¶§=~~..... switching might take longer and be more .....~~=§¶
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#@¶£§^=~,. thought does not occur). senses more .,~=^§£¶@#
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£§=,...... inner perceptions take the upper hand, ......,=§£
¶£§^~..... abstraction and memory faculties are .....~^§£¶
¶¶§^==~~,. sharpened severely. slight telepathy .,~~==^§¶¶
@¶£§==,,,. (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. .,,,==§£¶@
@£§§§^=~,. sense of thirst dissappears. still easy .,~=^§§§£@
¶§§^^~,... to move around the body (if so ...,~^^§§¶
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#@¶£§^=~,. . seven spoons . .,~=^§£¶@#
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#@¶£§^=~,. the honey eater becomes unresponsive to .,~=^§£¶@#
##¶£§^=~,. normal stimuli, but able to override .,~=^§£¶##
££§^~,,... their own senses with dreamlike ...,,~^§££
#@¶£§^=~,. imagery. sharing of thoughts with other .,~=^§£¶@#
£^~,,..... eaters, mood reading of those who stay .....,,~^£
#@¶£§^=~,. sober (worth noting that the thoughts .,~=^§£¶@#
@@¶£§^=~,. are very fragmented and hard to .,~=^§£¶@@
#@¶£§^=~,. decipher, unless you are at a similar .,~=^§£¶@#
£^^^~~,... level of spoons). at this point the ...,~~^^^£
¶£§^=~~,,. body is hard to move, and starts losing .,,~~=^§£¶
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@@¶£§^=~,. overdose. body losing water quickly, .,~=^§£¶@@
¶§§§=,,... and is completely unable to move. there ...,,=§§§¶
@¶¶£§^=~,. is intermittent thought sharing with .,~=^§£¶¶@
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#@¶£§^=~,. thirst is one of the last senses to .,~=^§£¶@#
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£§§§§^=~,. doses it's hard to move, even if you .,~=^§§§§£
£§=~...... would remember drinking (which is also ......~=§£
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##@¶§^=~,. people are known to suffer injuries .,~=^§¶@##
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¶¶§^^~,... climates for too long, sometimes to the ...,~^^§¶¶
@@¶£§^=~,. point of death. another danger is .,~=^§£¶@@
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¶§=,...... walking around is still somewhat ......,=§¶
¶££§§^=~,. possible after losing sight, which have .,~=^§§££¶
@£££§^=~,. lead to seveal falls. additionally, .,~=^§£££@
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£^^~...... by thirst. there are rumors that this ......~^^£
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