..-~***@## ##@***~-..
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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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