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........-= =-........
.........- THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK -.........
........-= 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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......-=;* - 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. *;=-......
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....-=;**¤ IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ¤**;=-....
...-=;**¤# STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. #¤**;=-...
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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 . *;=-......
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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. ¤**;=-....
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.......-=; . 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). ##¤**;=-..
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.....-=;** . 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. ###¤**;=-.
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...-=;**¤# #¤**;=-...
....-=;**¤ . 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 - #¤**;=-...
..-=;**¤## ----------- ##¤**;=-..
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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. #¤**;=-...
....-=;**¤ ¤**;=-....
.....-=;** 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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