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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. .@@.....@.
.@...@@@@@ .@.@....@@
@@@..@.... .@@@@...@.
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.@.@@@.@.. , properties , @.@..@@.@.
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@.@.@@@@.@ 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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