\»:....... .......:»\
=\»:...... ......:»\=
$=\»:..... .....:»\=$
#$=\»:.... ....:»\=$#
@#$=\»:... ...:»\=$#@
#@#$=\»:.. the honey is a condensation of a thick ..:»\=$#@#
##@#$=\»:. liquid, inherent to all mazes. .:»\=$#@##
#@#$=\»:.. ..:»\=$#@#
@#$=\»:... ######################################## ...:»\=$#@
#$=\»:.... ........................................ ....:»\=$#
$=\»:..... .....:»\=$
=\»:...... 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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