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....:~=†§# THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK #§†=~:....
...:~=†§#@ LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. @#§†=~:...
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..:~=†§#@# ........................................ #@#§†=~:..
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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 : #@#§†=~:..
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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. @#§†=~:...
..:~=†§#@# #@#§†=~:..
.:~=†§#@## 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 . ##@#§†=~:.
..:~=†§#@# ..... #@#§†=~:..
...:~=†§#@ 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 . #@#§†=~:..
.:~=†§#@## ..... ##@#§†=~:.
..:~=†§#@# 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. #@#§†=~:..
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.....:~=†§ . 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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