#¤**//~::¨ ¨::~//**¤#
¤@/~~~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~~~/@¤
###¤@*/~:¨ ¨:~/*@¤###
###¤@*/~:¨ ¨:~/*@¤###
###¤@*/~:¨ ¨:~/*@¤###
###¤@*/~:¨ 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. ¨¨::~//*¤¤
¤@*~~~~~:¨ ¨:~~~~~*@¤
#@@/~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~/@@#
#¤¤¤@*/~:¨ ¨:~/*@¤¤¤#
###¤@*/~:¨ ¨:~/*@¤###
##¤@@*/~:¨ ¨:~/*@@¤##
###¤@*/~:¨ ¨:~/*@¤###