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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. %§:~:,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: : 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 : #%§:~:,,,,
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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. #%§:~:,,,,
,,,,,:~:§% %§:~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~:§ §:~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~: ::::::::::::: :~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ : as a drug : ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: , one spoon , :,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,:~: 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 : ~:,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,:~:§%#¶ ¶#%§:~:,,,
,,,,:~:§%# #%§:~:,,,,
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