¨^~:=### ####&=:~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~: #&:~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~:=### ####&=:~^¨
¨^~:=### ####&=:~^¨
¨¨^^^:==## ##==:^^^¨¨
¨^~:=### 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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