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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. #@£*§*=,..
...,=*§*£@ @£*§*=,...
....,=*§*£ £*§*=,....
.....,=*§* ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *§*=,.....
......,=*§ , 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. *§*=,.....
....,=*§*£ £*§*=,....
...,=*§*£@ @£*§*=,...
..,=*§*£@# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #@£*§*=,..
.,=*§*£@## , 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. ##@£*§*=,.
..,=*§*£@# #@£*§*=,..
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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). =,........
.......,=* *=,.......
......,=*§ §*=,......
.....,=*§* . 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 . =,........
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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. ##@£*§*=,.
..,=*§*£@# #@£*§*=,..
...,=*§*£@ @£*§*=,...
....,=*§*£ ,,,,,,,,,,, £*§*=,....
.....,=*§* , DANGERS , *§*=,.....
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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). *§*=,.....
....,=*§*£ £*§*=,....
...,=*§*£@ 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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