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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 ^ .^»:^%@£##
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##£@%^:»^. 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. ....^:^%@£
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@%%%^:^... 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 ^ .^»:^%@£##
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@^^:::»»^. . 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. .^^»::^%£#
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##£@%^:»^. .^»:^%@£##
##£@%^:»^. . 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). .^»:^%@£##
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#@@^»».... . 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. ...»»»»^%@
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##£@%^:»^. ^^^^^^^^^^^ .^»:^%@£##
###£@%^:^. ^ dangers ^ .^:^%@£###
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@%^:::^^.. 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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