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##£%*=~:,, the honey is a condensation of a thick ,,:~=*%£##
#£%*=~:,,, liquid, inherent to all mazes. ,,,:~=*%£#
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~:,,,,,,,, mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ,,,,,,,,:~
:,,,,,,,,, the kirugu vargir desert, in the ,,,,,,,,,:
~:,,,,,,,, underlying tunnels. it's use and ,,,,,,,,:~
=~:,,,,,,, possession is illegal within the city. ,,,,,,,:~=
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#£%*=~:,,, : properties : ,,,:~=*%£#
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##£%*=~:,, the honey is a reddish amber, very ,,:~=*%£##
#£%*=~:,,, viscous (but still pourable). it smells ,,,:~=*%£#
£%*=~:,,,, slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ,,,,:~=*%£
%*=~:,,,,, mostly bitter taste. ,,,,,:~=*%
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=~:,,,,,,, it's highly addictive, and possess ,,,,,,,:~=
~:,,,,,,,, strong psychotropic effects. ,,,,,,,,:~
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*=~:,,,,,, : collection : ,,,,,,:~=*
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#£%*=~:,,, 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. ,,,,,,,:~=
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:,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,:~=*%£
#£%*=~:,,, ,,,:~=*%£#
##£%*=~:,, ,,:~=*%£##
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##£%*=~:,, : as a drug : ,,:~=*%£##
#£%*=~:,,, ::::::::::::: ,,,:~=*%£#
£%*=~:,,,, ,,,,:~=*%£
%*=~:,,,,, , one spoon , ,,,,,:~=*%
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=~:,,,,,,, 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). ,,,,,,,:~=
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%*=~:,,,,, ,,,,,:~=*%
£%*=~:,,,, , 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. ,,,,,,,,:~
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%*=~:,,,,, , nine spoons and above , ,,,,,:~=*%
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#£%*=~:,,, 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. ,,,,:~=*%£
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=~:,,,,,,, ::::::::::: ,,,,,,,:~=
~:,,,,,,,, : dangers : ,,,,,,,,:~
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=~:,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,:~=*
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£%*=~:,,,, 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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