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@#*~~..... .....~~*#@
@@@#¤*=~~. .~~=*¤#@@@
@@¤¤=~.... 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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##@#¤*=~~. .~~=*¤#@##
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