@&&^;=:... ...:=;^&&@ &&^;=:.... ....:=;^&& &^;=:..... .....:=;^& ^;=:...... ......:=;^ ;=:....... .......:=; =:........ 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. ........:= ;=:....... .......:=; ^;=:...... ......:=;^ &^;=:..... .....:=;^& &&^;=:.... ....:=;^&& @&&^;=:... ...:=;^&&@ #@&&^;=:.. ..:=;^&&@#