^......... .........^
«^........ ........^«
†«^....... .......^«†
*†«^...... ......^«†*
%*†«^..... .....^«†*%
¤%*†«^.... 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. ..^«†*%¤@@
@¤%*†«^... ...^«†*%¤@
¤%*†«^.... ....^«†*%¤
%*†«^..... .....^«†*%
*†«^...... ......^«†*
†«^....... .......^«†
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