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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 - ^«-.......
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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. ##£#@*^«-.
..-«^*@#£# #£#@*^«-..
...-«^*@#£ £#@*^«-...
....-«^*@# . 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 - #@*^«-....
.....-«^*@ ----------- @*^«-.....
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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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