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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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....-«;†%# 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. #%†;«-....
.....-«;†% %†;«-.....
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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. @#%†;«-...
..-«;†%#@# #@#%†;«-..
.-«;†%#@## 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. ##@#%†;«-.
..-«;†%#@# #@#%†;«-..
...-«;†%#@ @#%†;«-...
....-«;†%# . 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). ;«-.......
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.....-«;†% %†;«-.....
....-«;†%# . 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. ..........
.......... ..........
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.........- . 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 - #%†;«-....
.....-«;†% ----------- %†;«-.....
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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. #%†;«-....
.....-«;†% %†;«-.....
......-«;† 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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