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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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#,,,,,,#,, THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ####,,####
,,####,,,# VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS ###,,,,###
,,,##,,#,, SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A ##,,##,,#,
##,,,,,,,, MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. ,,,,,,,,,,
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##,,###### IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ,#######,,
,,,,,##### STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ,,#####,,,
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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. ,,,#####,,
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,,,,,,,,## 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. ##,,###,,,
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,##,,####, - AS A DRUG - ,,,,,,###,
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####,,##,, , ONE SPOON , ,##,,###,,
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,,,,####,, 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. ,#########
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,##,,####, , FOUR SPOONS , ,,,,#####,
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#####,,,,# 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 ,,####,,##
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#,,,,,,#,, 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. ##,,#,,,,,
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####,,,,,, , NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE , ,###,,,,##
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##,,,,#### 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. ##,,,,,,,#
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####,,#### 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). ####,,,,,#
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,##,,,,,,# 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. ,,########
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,##,,####, 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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