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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. @£§$*~....
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....~*$§£@ . COLLECTION . @£§$*~....
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.......~*$ 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. §$*~......
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.......~*$ . ONE SPOON . $*~.......
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.....~*$§£ 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 @£§$*~....
.....~*$§£ 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). #@£§$*~...
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......~*$§ . SEVEN SPOONS . §$*~......
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........~* THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO *~........
.........~ NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE ~.........
.......... THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE ..........
.........~ IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER ~.........
........~* EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY *~........
.......~*$ 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 #@£§$*~...
..~*$§£@## WATER. ##@£§$*~..
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.....~*$§£ . 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 $*~.......
........~* WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO *~........
.........~ MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING ~.........
.......... PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). ..........
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........~* PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES *~........
.......~*$ 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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