,,~:*****# #*****:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,,~~::**# THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK #**::~~,,,
,,~:**§### LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ######################################## ###§**:~,,
,,,,,,~*§# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #§*~,,,,,,
,,~:*****§ §*****:~,,
,,~:**§### MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF ###§**:~,,
,,,,:***§# THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE #§***:,,,,
,,~::****§ UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND §****::~,,
,,~:**§### POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§§§# #§§§**:~,,
,,,,,,::*# #*::,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*§§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §§*~,,,,,,
,,~:**§§§# , PROPERTIES , #§§§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:*§#### THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ####§*:~,,
,,~:**§### VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS ###§**:~,,
,,,,,~~:*# SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A #*:~~,,,,,
,,~:**§### MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,,,,,~**§ IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS §**~,,,,,,
,,~~~:***# STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. #***:~~~,,
,,~:**#### ####**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,,,,,::*§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §*::,,,,,,
,,,,,,::*§ , COLLECTION , §*::,,,,,,
,,,,~:**§# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #§**:~,,,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,,~~~*§§# THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS #§§*~~~,,,
,,~:**§§§# WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE #§§§**:~,,
,,~:***§§§ FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT §§§***:~,,
,,~:**§### EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE ###§**:~,,
,,,~~:***# PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF #***:~~,,,
,,,,,,~*§§ AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND §§*~,,,,,,
,,~:**§### HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND ###§**:~,,
,,,,,::*§# IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU #§*::,,,,,
,,~:**§§§§ VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN §§§§**:~,,
,,~:**§### HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE ###§**:~,,
,,~:***§§# MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. #§§***:~,,
,,,,,,:*§§ §§*:,,,,,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,,,,,::*§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,, §*::,,,,,,
,,~:**§### , AS A DRUG , ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###§**:~,,
,,,,,~~**§ §**~~,,,,,
,,~::**§§# , ONE SPOON , #§§**::~,,
,,~:**§### ,,,,, ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### 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 §*::~,,,,,
,,,,~~**§# CONFUSING. #§**~~,,,,
,,~:****## ##****:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### , FOUR SPOONS , ###§**:~,,
,,,,,,:*§§ ,,,,, §§*:,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*§# MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE #§*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:*# THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE #*:,,,,,,,
,,,,,::**# ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). #**::,,,,,
,,,,,,~:*§ 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 ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### INCLINED). ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,,,,~::*§ , SEVEN SPOONS , §*::~,,,,,
,,~:*§#### ,,,,, ####§*:~,,
,,~:**§### 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 #§§§**:~,,
,,~:**§### WATER. ###§**:~,,
,,,,~~~:*§ §*:~~~,,,,
,,~:**#### ####**:~,,
,,,~:**§## , NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE , ##§**:~,,,
,,~:::**§# ,,,,, #§**:::~,,
,,,,,:::*§ OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, §*:::,,,,,
,,~:**§### AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE ###§**:~,,
,,,,,~**§# IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH #§**~,,,,,
,,~:**§### SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH ###§**:~,,
,,,,,,,:*§ UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED §*:,,,,,,,
,,~:**§### OR NOT FORMED. ###§**:~,,
,,,,,:*§§§ §§§*:,,,,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### ,,,,,,,,,,, ###§**:~,,
,,,~~:**§# , DANGERS , #§**:~~,,,
,,,~:::*§§ ,,,,,,,,,,, §§*:::~,,,
,,~:**#### ####**:~,,
,,,,,,:**§ MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - §**:,,,,,,
,,,~:***## THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO ##***:~,,,
,,~:**§### RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE ###§**:~,,
,,~:**§### FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER ###§**:~,,
,~:**§#### DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU ####§**:~,
,,,,,,:*§# WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO #§*:,,,,,,
,,~:****§# MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING #§****:~,,
,,,,,,~**§ PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). §**~,,,,,,
,,,~~::**§ §**::~~,,,
,,~:**§§§# PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES #§§§**:~,,
,,~::**§## FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE ##§**::~,,
,,,,~~**§# CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE #§**~~,,,,
,,~:**§§§# POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS #§§§**:~,,
,,,,,,~~*§ ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... §*~~,,,,,,
,,~:**§### WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT ###§**:~,,
,,~:*§#### POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE ####§*:~,,
,,~:***§## LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, ##§***:~,,
,,~:*§#### ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ####§*:~,,
,,,,~:***§ §***:~,,,,
,,,,~:***§ LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE §***:~,,,,
,,~:****§# TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE #§****:~,,
,,~:**§### OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED ###§**:~,,
,,,,,,~*§# BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS #§*~,,,,,,
,,~:**§### LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE ###§**:~,,
,,,,:**§§# THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES #§§**:,,,,
,,,,,,::*# ARE DEAD AND GONE. #*::,,,,,,
,,,,,:**§§ §§**:,,,,,
,,,~::**§# #§**::~,,,
,,~:****§§ §§****:~,,
,,~:**§### ###§**:~,,
,,~:***§## ##§***:~,,
,,~:***§## ##§***:~,,