...:»=%§@# #@§%=»:...
....:»=%§@ @§%=»:....
.....:»=%§ §%=»:.....
......:»=% %=»:......
.......:»= =»:.......
......:»=% 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. %=»:......
.......:»= =»:.......
......:»=% %=»:......
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....:»=%§@ @§%=»:....
...:»=%§@# #@§%=»:...
..:»=%§@## ##@§%=»:..