......@@@@ @..@..@@@.
@@@@@..@@. .......@..
.@@@...... .@@@@@....
..@..@@@@@ ..@@@..@@@
......@@@@ @..@....@.
@@@@@..@@@ the honey is a condensation of a thick .....@@...
.@@@....@. liquid, inherent to all mazes. .@@@....@.
..@..@@... ..@..@@...
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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. ...@@@....
@@..@@@... @@..@..@@@
@....@..@@ ........@@
..@@.....@ :::::::::::::: @@@@@@@..@
.....@@@.. : 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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