@&*%†«:... ...:«†%*&@
#@&*%†«:.. ..:«†%*&@#
##@&*%†«:. .:«†%*&@##
#@&*%†«:.. ..:«†%*&@#
@&*%†«:... ...:«†%*&@
&*%†«:.... 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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