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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 ~ ,,,,==*¤¤@
#@¤**;;=~, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~=;;**¤@#
#@*=~,,,,, ,,,,,~=*@#
##@@¤*;=~, 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. ,~=;*¤@@##
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@¤;;;;;=~, ,~=;;;;;¤@
@¤;~,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,~;¤@
@@¤;;=,,,, ~ 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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