¨~«/†%§###                                          ###§%†/«~¨
¨~«/†%§###                                          ###§%†/«~¨
¨~«/†%§###                                          ###§%†/«~¨
¨~«/†%§###                                          ###§%†/«~¨
¨~«/†%§###                                          ###§%†/«~¨
¨¨¨¨«/†%%§  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.            ###§%†/«~¨
¨¨¨~~«†††§                                          §†††«~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~~«/††§                                          §††/«~~~¨¨
¨~«/†%§###                                          ###§%†/«~¨
¨¨¨¨~«†§§#                                          #§§†«~¨¨¨¨
¨~«/†††§§#                                          #§§†††/«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/†§                                          §†/~~¨¨¨¨¨