¨.=:^%¤@## ##@¤%^:=.¨
¨.=:^^^^¤# #¤^^^^:=.¨
¨.==::%%@# #@%%::==.¨
¨.==:::^%@ @%^:::==.¨
¨.=:^%¤@## ##@¤%^:=.¨
¨¨¨¨.=::%¤ 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. @%:.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.=:^%¤¤¤# #¤¤¤%^:=.¨
¨.=:^%¤@@@ @@@¤%^:=.¨
¨.=:^%¤@## ##@¤%^:=.¨
¨.=:^%¤@## ##@¤%^:=.¨
¨¨¨¨¨=^%¤¤ ¤¤%^=¨¨¨¨¨
¨.=:^%¤@## ##@¤%^:=.¨