#%;^...... ......^;%#
#@¶#%*;«^. .^«;*%#¶@#
#@¶#%*;«^. .^«;*%#¶@#
@¶#**«^... ...^«**#¶@
#@¶#%*;«^. .^«;*%#¶@#
##@¶%*;«^. 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. .^«;*%#¶@#
#%%*«..... .....«*%%#
@@¶#%*;«^. .^«;*%#¶@@
#*;;;^.... ....^;;;*#
¶¶%*;«.... ....«;*%¶¶
@¶%**«^... ...^«**%¶@
#**«...... ......«**#