#@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@#
#@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@#
#@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@#
@@&\~--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--~\&@@
#@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@#
#@@&&†\~-¨ 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. ¨-~\†&&@@#
@@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@@
#@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@#
#@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@#
#@@&&†\~-¨ ¨-~\†&&@@#
&&&&\\~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~\\&&&&
&†††\\\~-¨ ¨-~\\\†††&