@@@***=~.¨ ¨.~=***@@@
##****=~.¨ ¨.~=****##
#@@*=~~..¨ ¨..~~=*@@#
###@**=~.¨ ¨.~=**@###
####@**~.¨ ¨.~**@####
###@**=~.¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨.=*@@
##@*==~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~==*@##
##***~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~***##
###@**=~.¨ ¨.~=**@###
@**==~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~==**@
###@**=~.¨ ¨.~=**@###
###@**=~.¨ ¨.~=**@###