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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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¨~~**$¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤$**~~¨
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¨~~**$¤@@# #@@¤$**~~¨