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