,,~=:=%¤## ##¤%=:=~,,
,,,~=:=%¤# #¤%=:=~,,,
,,,,~=:=%¤ ¤%=:=~,,,,
,,,,,~=:=% %=:=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=:= =:=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=: 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. %=:=~,,,,,
,,,,~=:=%¤ ¤%=:=~,,,,
,,,~=:=%¤# #¤%=:=~,,,
,,~=:=%¤## ##¤%=:=~,,
,~=:=%¤### ###¤%=:=~,
,,~=:=%¤## ##¤%=:=~,,
,,,~=:=%¤# #¤%=:=~,,,