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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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#%$†~~.... IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ...~~†$%##
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##%$†~~... ~ COLLECTION ~ ...~~†$%##
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###%$†~~.. THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. ...~~†$%##
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###%$†~~.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. ~ AS A DRUG ~ .~~†$%####
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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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##%$†~~... . FOUR SPOONS . ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... ..... ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... ABSTRACTION AND MEMORY FACULTIES ARE ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. INCLINED). ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... ...~~†$%##
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##%$†~~... . SEVEN SPOONS . ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. ..... ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... WATER. ...~~†$%##
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###%$†~~.. . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... ..... ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... OR NOT FORMED. ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... ....~~†$%#
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###%$†~~.. ~~~~~~~~~~~ ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. ~ DANGERS ~ .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. ~~~~~~~~~~~ ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). ...~~†$%##
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####%$†~~. PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE ...~~†$%##
###%$†~~.. TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE ..~~†$%###
####%$†~~. OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED .~~†$%####
###%$†~~.. BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS ..~~†$%###
##%$†~~... LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE ...~~†$%##
#%$†~~.... THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES ....~~†$%#
##%$†~~... ARE DEAD AND GONE. ...~~†$%##
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