....-~**@£ £@**~-....
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.......-~* *~-.......
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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. ..........
.........- -.........
........-~ IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ~-........
.......-~* STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. *~-.......
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....-~**@£ -------------- £@**~-....
...-~**@£@ - 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 - @£@**~-...
....-~**@£ ------------- £@**~-....
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......-~** . 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. **~-......
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....-~**@£ £@**~-....
...-~**@£@ . 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 - @£@**~-...
....-~**@£ ----------- £@**~-....
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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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