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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. ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~= =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~== ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ==~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~==* ^ 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. ==~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~= =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~= ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~== ^ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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