¨¨¨==§$$## ##$$§==¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨=§### ###§=¨¨¨¨¨
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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... #§=----¨¨¨
¨-==§$#### walking around is still somewhat ####$§==-¨
¨¨--==$$## possible after losing sight, which have ##$$==--¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨=§§$# lead to seveal falls. additionally, #$§§=¨¨¨¨¨
¨-==§$#### robberies of the intoxicated are common. ####$§==-¨
¨¨¨-==$### ###$==-¨¨¨
¨-==§$#### lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ####$§==-¨
¨-==§$#### to die of pure overdose (on the scale ####$§==-¨
¨-==§$#### of jars of honey) before being killed ####$§==-¨
¨-==§$#### by thirst. there are rumors that this ####$§==-¨
¨-==§$#### leaves "ghosts", who will still share ####$§==-¨
¨-==§$#### their thoughts long after their bodies ####$§==-¨
¨¨-===§$## are dead and gone. ##$§===-¨¨
¨-==§$#### ####$§==-¨
¨-==§$#### ####$§==-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=$# #$=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-==$# #$==-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=$## ##$=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-==§$#### ####$§==-¨