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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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..,~†%%&## , PROPERTIES , ##&%%†~,..
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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. &%%†~,....
...,~†%%&# #&%%†~,...
..,~†%%&## IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ##&%%†~,..
.,~†%%&### STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ###&%%†~,.
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...,~†%%&# #&%%†~,...
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.....,~†%% , COLLECTION , %%†~,.....
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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 . ##&%%†~,..
.,~†%%&### ..... ###&%%†~,.
..,~†%%&## 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). ##&%%†~,..
...,~†%%&# #&%%†~,...
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.....,~†%% . 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. %%†~,.....
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...,~†%%&# #&%%†~,...
..,~†%%&## . 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. %%†~,.....
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...,~†%%&# #&%%†~,...
..,~†%%&## ,,,,,,,,,,, ##&%%†~,..
.,~†%%&### , 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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