...:=/%&¤@ @¤&%/=:...
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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. ¤&%/=:....
...:=/%&¤@ @¤&%/=:...
..:=/%&¤@@ @@¤&%/=:..
.:=/%&¤@@# :::::::::::::: #@@¤&%/=:.
..:=/%&¤@@ : 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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