@@¶§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§¶@@
¶$$†=¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨=†$$¶
¶¶$^.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.^$¶¶
#@¶§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§¶@#
§§§§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§§§§
¶¶¶§$†^=.¨  the honey is a condensation of a thick  ¨.=^†$§¶¶¶
#@¶§$†^=.¨      liquid, inherent to all mazes.      ¨.=^†$§¶@#
@@¶§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§¶@@
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¶§$^^.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.^^$§¶
¶$^=.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.=^$¶
¶§§§$†^=.¨  mainly collected by the lizardfolk of   ¨.=^†$§§§¶
#@¶§$†^=.¨     the kirugu vargir desert, in the     ¨.=^†$§¶@#
##@§$†^=.¨     underlying tunnels. it's use and     ¨.=^†$§@##
@@¶§$†^=.¨  possession is illegal within the city.  ¨.=^†$§¶@@
#@¶§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§¶@#
§†^^==.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.==^^†§
##@¶§†^=.¨              ..............              ¨.=^†§¶@##
¶$$^=¨¨¨¨¨              . properties .              ¨¨¨¨¨=^$$¶
§$^=¨¨¨¨¨¨              ..............              ¨¨¨¨¨¨=^$§
#@¶§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§¶@#
¶§$$†=.¨¨¨    the honey is a reddish amber, very    ¨¨¨.=†$$§¶
#@¶§$†^=.¨  viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¨.=^†$§¶@#
#@¶§$†^=.¨     slightly of eucalyptus, and has a    ¨.=^†$§¶@#
§§$$$†^=.¨           mostly bitter taste.           ¨.=^†$$$§§
§§†^.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.^†§§
#@¶§$†^=.¨    it's highly addictive, and possess    ¨.=^†$§¶@#
§$$††=¨¨¨¨       strong psychotropic effects.       ¨¨¨¨=††$$§
##@§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§@##
##@§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§@##
¶$††==¨¨¨¨              ..............              ¨¨¨¨==††$¶
§§$^^=¨¨¨¨              . collection .              ¨¨¨¨=^^$§§
§§†^^===.¨              ..............              ¨.===^^†§§
§§$†^^.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.^^†$§§
@§§§$†^=.¨    the honey materializes in vaccuums    ¨.=^†$§§§@
@¶$^==¨¨¨¨ within any labyrinthine space. the more  ¨¨¨¨==^$¶@
##¶§$†^=.¨   folded and ambiguous, the faster it    ¨.=^†$§¶##
#@¶§$†^=.¨   emerges. the cavernous systems under   ¨.=^†$§¶@#
¶§§†^=..¨¨     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. ¨¨¨.^^^^†§
##¶§$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$§¶##
§§$^^==¨¨¨ lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible  ¨¨¨==^^$§§
§§§§$†^=.¨   to die of pure overdose (on the scale  ¨.=^†$§§§§
##¶§$†^=.¨  of jars of honey) before being killed   ¨.=^†$§¶##
¶¶$†=¨¨¨¨¨   by thirst. there are rumors that this  ¨¨¨¨¨=†$¶¶
#@¶§$†^=.¨   leaves "ghosts", who will still share  ¨.=^†$§¶@#
@§§§$†^=.¨  their thoughts long after their bodies  ¨.=^†$§§§@
##@§$†^=.¨            are dead and gone.            ¨.=^†$§@##
§$†==.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.==†$§
¶§††^=.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.=^††§¶
@§$†^.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.^†$§@
@¶$$$†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†$$$¶@
§†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†§
¶§$^.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.^$§¶