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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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#¶£%§^~-¨¨    the honey is a reddish amber, very    ¨¨-~^§%£¶#
¶£%§^~-¨¨¨  viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¨¨¨-~^§%£¶
#¶£%§^~-¨¨     slightly of eucalyptus, and has a    ¨¨-~^§%£¶#
##¶£%§^~-¨           mostly bitter taste.           ¨-~^§%£¶##
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¶£%§^~-¨¨¨    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.         ¨¨¨-~^§%£¶
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##¶£%§^~-¨  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 -               ¨¨-~^§%£¶#
¶£%§^~-¨¨¨               -------------              ¨¨¨-~^§%£¶
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##¶£%§^~-¨              ¨ 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.                ¨-~^§%£¶##
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#¶£%§^~-¨¨             ¨ four spoons ¨              ¨¨-~^§%£¶#
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#¶£%§^~-¨¨   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).                ¨¨¨-~^§%£¶
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#¶£%§^~-¨¨             ¨ seven spoons ¨             ¨¨-~^§%£¶#
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#¶£%§^~-¨¨  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.                  ¨¨-~^§%£¶#
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##¶£%§^~-¨         ¨ nine spoons and above ¨        ¨-~^§%£¶##
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¶£%§^~-¨¨¨   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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¶£%§^~-¨¨¨  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. ¨¨-~^§%£¶#
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#¶£%§^~-¨¨  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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