¤@*\-~.... ....~-\*@¤
@¤@*\-~... ...~-\*@¤@
@@¤@*\-~.. ..~-\*@¤@@
#@@¤@*\-~. .~-\*@¤@@#
@@¤@*\-~.. ..~-\*@¤@@
@¤@*\-~... 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. .....~-\*@
*\-~...... ......~-\*
\-~....... .......~-\
-~........ ........~-
~......... .........~
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\-~....... .......~-\