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......:«:† underlying tunnels. it's use and †:«:......
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......:«:† slightly of eucalyptus, and has a †:«:......
.......:«: mostly bitter taste. :«:.......
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......:«:† strong psychotropic effects. †:«:......
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......:«:† 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 #£#£†:«:..
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....:«:†£# 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 £†:«:.....
....:«:†£# 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 #£†:«:....
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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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....:«:†£# and is completely unable to move. there #£†:«:....
...:«:†£#£ is intermittent thought sharing with £#£†:«:...
..:«:†£#£# sober persons (although #£#£†:«:..
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..:«:†£#£# or not formed. #£#£†:«:..
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.......:«: most deaths are due to loss of water - :«:.......
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....:«:†£# for up to twenty four hours. at higher #£†:«:....
...:«:†£#£ 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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.......:«: point of death. another danger is :«:.......
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.......:«: walking around is still somewhat :«:.......
......:«:† possible after losing sight, which have †:«:......
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.:«:†£#£## 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 £†:«:.....
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