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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 - -«^*&@@@##
#@@@&*^«-. -------------- .-«^*&@@@#
##@@&*^«-. .-«^*&@@##
##@@&*^«-. 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 - .-«^*&@@##
@@@@&*^«-. ------------- .-«^*&@@@@
@@*««-.... ....-««*@@
@&&^-..... . 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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