,-~^*%%%@#                                          #@%%%*^~-,
,-~^*%@£##                                          ##£@%*^~-,
,,,,--^**@                                          @**^--,,,,
,-~^*%@£##                                          ##£@%*^~-,
,-~^*%@£##                                          ##£@%*^~-,
,,,,,--~*@  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.            £@%*~,,,,,
,-~^*%@£##                                          ##£@%*^~-,
,,,,,-^%@@                                          @@%^-,,,,,
,-~^*%@£##                                          ##£@%*^~-,
,,,,-^*@@@                                          @@@*^-,,,,
,-~^*%@£##                                          ##£@%*^~-,
,,,,~^^*%@                                          @%*^^~,,,,