#@#@%*^~., ,.~^*%@#@#
#%^^..,,,, ,,,,..^^%#
##@%*~.,,, ,,,.~*%@##
#@@%%*^~., ,.~^*%%@@#
@@****^~., ,.~^****@@
@@%**~,,,, 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. ,.~^****@@
#%%^^~~,,, ,,,~~^^%%#
#@#@%*^~., ,.~^*%@#@#
@%%^^~~.,, ,,.~~^^%%@
#@@*~,,,,, ,,,,,~*@@#
#@#@%*^~., ,.~^*%@#@#
#@*^~~,,,, ,,,,~~^*@#