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=†~....... 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. ....~†=¤§£
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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. .......~†=
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#£§¤=†~... . COLLECTION . ...~†=¤§£#
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£§¤=†~.... 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. ...~†=¤§£#
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=†~....... . AS A DRUG . .......~†=
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.......... . 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. ..~†=¤§£##
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§¤=†~..... . FOUR SPOONS . .....~†=¤§
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=†~....... 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). ....~†=¤§£
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#£§¤=†~... . 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. .....~†=¤§
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##£§¤=†~.. . 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. .........~
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=†~....... . DANGERS . .......~†=
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£§¤=†~.... 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. ...~†=¤§£#
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#£§¤=†~... 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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