..@...@... .........@
....@...@@ @@@@@@@@..
@@@...@..@ @@@@@@@..@
@@..@..... @@@@@@....
......@@@. @@@@@..@@.
@@@@@..@.. 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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