¤%%^\=-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-=\^%%¤
#@@¤%^\=-¨ ¨-=\^%¤@@#
#@@¤%^\=-¨ ¨-=\^%¤@@#
¤¤^=-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-=^¤¤
@¤¤%\\--¨¨ ¨¨--\\%¤¤@
@¤¤¤%^\=-¨ 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. ¨-=\^%¤@@#
##@@¤%^=-¨ ¨-=^%¤@@##
¤¤%\===-¨¨ ¨¨-===\%¤¤
@%%%^^\=-¨ ¨-=\^^%%%@
¤^^\-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-\^^¤
#@@¤%^\=-¨ ¨-=\^%¤@@#
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