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....-«:%£# THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK #£%:«-....
.....-«:%£ LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. £%:«-.....
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.......... MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF ..........
.........- THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE -.........
........-« UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND «-........
.......-«: POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. :«-.......
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...-«:%£#@ - PROPERTIES - @#£%:«-...
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..-«:%£#@# THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY #@#£%:«-..
...-«:%£#@ VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS @#£%:«-...
....-«:%£# SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A #£%:«-....
.....-«:%£ MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. £%:«-.....
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.......-«: IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS :«-.......
........-« STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. «-........
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.....-«:%£ 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. £%:«-.....
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.......-«: 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. «-........
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.....-«:%£ ------------- £%:«-.....
....-«:%£# - 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. -.........
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.........- -.........
........-« . FOUR SPOONS . «-........
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......-«:% 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 . £%:«-.....
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.......-«: 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. «-........
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.....-«:%£ ----------- £%:«-.....
....-«:%£# - DANGERS - #£%:«-....
...-«:%£#@ ----------- @#£%:«-...
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.-«:%£#@## 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. #@#£%:«-..
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..-«:%£#@# 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. «-........
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