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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. ##&:,,....
.,-:%### ####&%:-,.
.,--:%%### ###%%:--,.
.,,,,:%# ,,,,,,,,,,, ##&%:,,,,.
.,-:%### , 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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