@§§**=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=**§§@
§§*~~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~~*§§
###@§*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*§@###
##@§$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$§@##
###@$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$@###
##@§$*=~,¨  THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK  ¨,~=*$§@##
§§**~¨¨¨¨¨      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  ¨¨¨¨¨,,~*§
##@§$*=~,¨        PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY).         ¨,~=*$§@##
###@$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$@###
##@§$*=~,¨   PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES    ¨,~=*$§@##
§$$$$*=~,¨     FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE     ¨,~=*$$$$§
@§§§$*=~,¨  CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE ¨,~=*$§§§@
@§*==~¨¨¨¨    POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS     ¨¨¨¨~==*§@
§§$*~,,,,¨    ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY...    ¨,,,,~*$§§
##@§$*=~,¨     WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT     ¨,~=*$§@##
##@§$*=~,¨ POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE  ¨,~=*$§@##
§*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨    LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*§
##@§$*=~,¨ ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ¨,~=*$§@##
##@§$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$§@##
##@§$*=~,¨  LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE ¨,~=*$§@##
§§§*~,,¨¨¨  TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE   ¨¨¨,,~*§§§
§§$=,¨¨¨¨¨   OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED  ¨¨¨¨¨,=$§§
@§§*~¨¨¨¨¨  BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS   ¨¨¨¨¨~*§§@
##@§$*=~,¨  LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE   ¨,~=*$§@##
#§§*~,¨¨¨¨  THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES  ¨¨¨¨,~*§§#
##@§$*=~,¨            ARE DEAD AND GONE.            ¨,~=*$§@##
##@§$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$§@##
##@§$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$§@##
#§$$$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$$$§#
##@§$*=~,¨                                          ¨,~=*$§@##
@@$=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=$@@
@§§*~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~*§§@