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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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...-»/$&@# #@&$/»-...
....-»/$&@ -------------- @&$/»-....
.....-»/$& - PROPERTIES - &$/»-.....
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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. -.........
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.......-»/ 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 $/»-......
.......-»/ THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS /»-.......
........-» PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE »-........
.........- PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF -.........
.......... AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND ..........
.........- HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. -.........
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.......-»/ MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND /»-.......
......-»/$ 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. ##@&$/»-..
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..-»/$&@## ##@&$/»-..
...-»/$&@# ------------- #@&$/»-...
....-»/$&@ - 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 $/»-......
.......-»/ SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY /»-.......
........-» (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. »-........
.........- SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY -.........
.......... TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO ..........
.........- INCLINED). -.........
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......-»/$ . 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 - @&$/»-....
.....-»/$& ----------- &$/»-.....
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.......-»/ MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - /»-.......
........-» THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO »-........
.........- RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE -.........
.......... FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER ..........
.........- DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU -.........
........-» WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO »-........
.......-»/ MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING /»-.......
......-»/$ PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). $/»-......
.....-»/$& &$/»-.....
....-»/$&@ 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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