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#@@#£%^=-¨ 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. ¨-=^%£#@@#
@#£%^^^=-¨ ¨-=^^^%£#@
#@@#£%^=-¨ 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. ¨-=^%£#@@@
#%=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=%#
@@##£%^=-¨ 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. ¨-=^%£#@@@
#£%=-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-=%£#
###%===--¨ ¨--===%###
@#£^^---¨¨ ¨ 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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