,,~»\**@## ##@**\»~,,
,~»\**@### ###@**\»~,
,,~»\**@## ##@**\»~,,
,,,~»\**@# #@**\»~,,,
,,,,~»\**@ @**\»~,,,,
,,,,,~»\** 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. **\»~,,,,,
,,,,,,~»\* *\»~,,,,,,
,,,,,~»\** **\»~,,,,,
,,,,~»\**@ @**\»~,,,,
,,,~»\**@# #@**\»~,,,
,,~»\**@## ##@**\»~,,
,~»\**@### ###@**\»~,