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,,,,,^«:*$ 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 $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. *:«^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^«:* ^ PROPERTIES ^ *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:*$ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,^«:*$# #$*:«^,,,,
,,,^«:*$## 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. $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* *:«^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^« ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: ^ COLLECTION ^ :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:*$ $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,^«:*$# 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 $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. *:«^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^« MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:*$ HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,^«:*$# MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE #$*:«^,,,,
,,,^«:*$## MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. ##$*:«^,,,
,,^«:*$### ###$*:«^,,
,^«:*$#### ####$*:«^,
,,^«:*$### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###$*:«^,,
,,,^«:*$## ^ AS A DRUG ^ ##$*:«^,,,
,,,,^«:*$# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #$*:«^,,,,
,,,,,^«:*$ $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* , ONE SPOON , *:«^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^« THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:*$ 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 $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. :«^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^«: LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:*$ 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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