¶&&=*=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~=*=&&¶
&&=*=~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~=*=&&
&=*=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=*=&
=*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*=
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨~=*=&&
¶&&=*=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~=*=&&¶
@¶&&=*=~¨¨ ¨¨~=*=&&¶@
#@¶&&=*=~¨ ¨~=*=&&¶@#
@¶&&=*=~¨¨ ¨¨~=*=&&¶@
¶&&=*=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~=*=&&¶
&&=*=~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~=*=&&