&....&.&.. ...&.&&&..
.&......&. &....&.&&.
..&....... .&.....&&&
&..&...... ..&....&.&
&&..&..... ...&.....&
.&&..&.... 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. ..&&&.....
.&.....&&& ..&.&&....
..&....&.& ....&&&...
...&.....& &...&.&&..
....&....& .&....&&&.
.....&.... ..&...&.&&
&.....&... ...&....&&