,:=/*@¤@## ##@¤@*/=:,
,:=/*@¤@## ##@¤@*/=:,
,,,,=**@@¤ ¤@@**=,,,,
,,,,:/*@¤@ @¤@*/:,,,,
,,,,,==*¤# #¤*==,,,,,
,:=/*@¤@## 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. ¤****/==:,
,:=/*@¤@## ##@¤@*/=:,
,,,,,:=/*¤ ¤*/=:,,,,,
,,,,:/@¤@@ @@¤@/:,,,,
,,,,=/*@¤@ @¤@*/=,,,,
,:=/*@¤@## ##@¤@*/=:,
,,,,,,=*¤# #¤*=,,,,,,