@#$=†-:... ...:-†=$#@
#$=†-:.... ....:-†=$#
$=†-:..... .....:-†=$
=†-:...... ......:-†=
†-:....... .......:-†
=†-:...... 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. ......:-†=
†-:....... .......:-†
=†-:...... ......:-†=
$=†-:..... .....:-†=$
#$=†-:.... ....:-†=$#
@#$=†-:... ...:-†=$#@
#@#$=†-:.. ..:-†=$#@#