.......:~† †~:.......
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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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........:~ ~:........
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