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¨¨¨¨¨«§§@# #@§§«¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«;§$@### the honey is a condensation of a thick ###@$§;«~¨
¨~«;§$@### liquid, inherent to all mazes. ###@$§;«~¨
¨¨¨~~;$$## ##$$;~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨««;§@ ######################################## @§;««¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~;$# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #$;~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«;§$@### ###@$§;«~¨
¨¨¨¨~~;$@@ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of @@$;~~¨¨¨¨
¨~«;§$@@@# the kirugu vargir desert, in the #@@@$§;«~¨
¨~«;§$@### underlying tunnels. it's use and ###@$§;«~¨
¨~«;§$@### possession is illegal within the city. ###@$§;«~¨
¨~«;§$#### ####$§;«~¨
¨~~~«;§§$@ @$§§;«~~~¨
¨~«;§§§$$@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @$$§§§;«~¨
¨¨¨¨«;§@## ~ 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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