#@#@¤^/»^. .^»/^¤@#@#
@^^^/»»^.. ..^»»/^^^@
@#¤/»^.... ....^»/¤#@
#@#@¤^/»^. .^»/^¤@#@#
@¤^/^..... .....^/^¤@
#@#@¤^/»^. 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. .....^»/^@
#@#@¤^/»^. .^»/^¤@#@#
#@#@¤^/»^. .^»/^¤@#@#
@@@@¤^/»^. .^»/^¤@@@@
#¤/^...... ......^/¤#
@@^//»»... ...»»//^@@
#@#@¤^/»^. .^»/^¤@#@#