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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. %;~:......
.....:~;%% %%;~:.....
....:~;%%¤ ¤%%;~:....
...:~;%%¤# ::::::::::::: #¤%%;~:...
..:~;%%¤## : 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. %%;~:.....
....:~;%%¤ ¤%%;~:....
...:~;%%¤# #¤%%;~:...
..:~;%%¤## . 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). %%;~:.....
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...:~;%%¤# #¤%%;~:...
..:~;%%¤## . 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. ~:........
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......:~;% %;~:......
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....:~;%%¤ : 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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