,,,,,,:=^* *^=:,,,,,,
,,,,,:=^*& &*^=:,,,,,
,,,,:=^* #&*^=:,,,,
,,,:=^*# ##&*^=:,,,
,,:=^*## ###&*^=:,,
,:=^*### 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. ##&*^=:,,,
,,,,:=^* #&*^=:,,,,
,,,,,:=^*& &*^=:,,,,,
,,,,,,:=^* *^=:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:=^ ^=:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:= =:,,,,,,,,
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