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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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,-~****@¶¶ - 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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,-~**@&¶## ##¶&@**~-,
,,,,-~**@& &@**~-,,,,