#@##&^=~.¨ ¨.~=^#@#
#@##&^=~.¨ ¨.~=^#@#
####&^=~.¨ ¨.~=^###
##@#&^=~.¨ ¨.~=^@##
#@##&^=~.¨ ¨.~=^#@#
#@##&^=~.¨ 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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