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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. .........~
-~........ ........~-
:-~....... IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS .......~-:
%:-~...... STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ......~-:%
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§$%:-~.... ....~-:%$§
@§$%:-~... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...~-:%$§@
#@§$%:-~.. ~ COLLECTION ~ ..~-:%$§@#
##@§$%:-~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~-:%$§@##
#@§$%:-~.. ..~-:%$§@#
@§$%:-~... THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS ...~-:%$§@
§$%:-~.... WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE ....~-:%$§
$%:-~..... FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT .....~-:%$
%:-~...... 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 ......~-:%
$%:-~..... VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN .....~-:%$
§$%:-~.... HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS ....~-:%$§
@§$%:-~... MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE ...~-:%$§@
#@§$%:-~.. MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. ..~-:%$§@#
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@§$%:-~... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...~-:%$§@
§$%:-~.... ~ AS A DRUG ~ ....~-:%$§
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%:-~...... ......~-:%
:-~....... . 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 ......~-:%
$%:-~..... CONFUSING. .....~-:%$
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@§$%:-~... ...~-:%$§@
#@§$%:-~.. . FOUR SPOONS . ..~-:%$§@#
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#@§$%:-~.. MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE ..~-:%$§@#
@§$%:-~... THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE ...~-:%$§@
§$%:-~.... ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). ....~-:%$§
$%:-~..... INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, .....~-:%$
%:-~...... 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 ......~-:%
$%:-~..... IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH .....~-:%$
§$%:-~.... SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH ....~-:%$§
@§$%:-~... UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ...~-:%$§@
#@§$%:-~.. OR NOT FORMED. ..~-:%$§@#
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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. ......~-:%
:-~....... .......~-:
-~........ 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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