¶#*/~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~/*#¶
##¶#**/~.¨ ¨.~/**#¶##
¶¶##**/~.¨ ¨.~/**##¶¶
##****/~.¨ ¨.~/****##
#*///~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~///*#
#*/.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨.~/*#¶###
##¶#**/~.¨ ¨.~/**#¶##
¶¶¶#**/~.¨ ¨.~/**#¶¶¶
##¶#**/~.¨ ¨.~/**#¶##
¶¶***//~.¨ ¨.~//***¶¶
#***~...¨¨ ¨¨...~***#
¶¶*/.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨./*¶¶