¨¨¨,~\$* #&*$\~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~\$*# ##&*$\~,¨¨
¨,~\$*## ###&*$\~,¨
¨¨,~\$*# ##&*$\~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~\$* #&*$\~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~\$*& THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK &*$\~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~\$* 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 ###&*$\~,¨
¨¨,~\$*# ARE DEAD AND GONE. ##&*$\~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~\$* #&*$\~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~\$*& &*$\~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~\$* #&*$\~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~\$*# ##&*$\~,¨¨
¨,~\$*## ###&*$\~,¨
¨¨,~\$*# ##&*$\~,¨¨