.@.@@@..@@ .@.@@..@@@
@@@@..@.@. .@@@.@.@..
@...@.@@@@ .@..@@@@@.
@@..@@@... @@@.@....@
..@.@..@.. ...@@@...@
@.@@@@.@@. 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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