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:=,....... THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK .......,=:
*:=,...... LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ......,=:*
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&$*:=,.... ######################################## ....,=:*$&
#&$*:=,... ........................................ ...,=:*$
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###&$*:=,. MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF .,=:*$##
##&$*:=,.. THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE ..,=:*$#
#&$*:=,... UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND ...,=:*$
&$*:=,.... POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. ....,=:*$&
$*:=,..... .....,=:*$
*:=,...... ......,=:*
:=,....... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .......,=:
=,........ , 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 , .......,=:
=,........ ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ........,=
,......... .........,
.......... . 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. .........,
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:=,....... .......,=:
*:=,...... . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . ......,=:*
$*:=,..... ..... .....,=:*$
&$*:=,.... OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, ....,=:*$&
#&$*:=,... AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE ...,=:*$
##&$*:=,.. IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH ..,=:*$#
###&$*:=,. SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH .,=:*$##
##&$*:=,.. UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ..,=:*$#
#&$*:=,... OR NOT FORMED. ...,=:*$
&$*:=,.... ....,=:*$&
$*:=,..... .....,=:*$
*:=,...... ,,,,,,,,,,, ......,=:*
:=,....... , 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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#&$*:=,... ...,=:*$
&$*:=,.... ....,=:*$&
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