#@¶#%=\~.. ..~\=%#¶@#
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¶¶%\...... ......\%¶¶
#==\...... ......\==#
¶%\....... .......\%¶
##%%\~.... 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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