##%%%**«~¨ ¨~«**%%%##
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#%*****«~¨ ¨~«*****%#
#@##%**«~¨ ¨~«**%##@#
#@##%**«~¨ ¨~«**%##@#
####%**«~¨ 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. ¨~«**%##@#
#@##%**«~¨ ¨~«**%##@#
@@##%**«~¨ ¨~«**%##@@
#@##%**«~¨ ¨~«**%##@#
#%***««¨¨¨ ¨¨¨««***%#
####%**«~¨ ¨~«**%####
@@##%**«~¨ ¨~«**%##@@