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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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