¨-~/*@@### ###@@*/~-¨
¨-~*@@#### ####@@*~-¨
¨-~/*@@### ###@@*/~-¨
¨-~/*@@### ###@@*/~-¨
¨-~/*@#### ####@*/~-¨
¨-~/@@#### 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. #@/-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--/**@@ @@**/--¨¨¨
¨-~/*@@### ###@@*/~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~/@# #@/~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~/*@@### ###@@*/~-¨
¨-~///*@@@ @@@*///~-¨
¨¨¨¨-/*@## ##@*/-¨¨¨¨