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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. ###..##..#
###..###.. ##........
.#....#... #..######.
...##...## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ....####..
##....#... ^ 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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