.&..&.&..& ...&......
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.....&.... .&&....&..
......&... 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. .........&
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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. ...&&&....
...&...... &..&.&&...
....&..... &&...&&&..
.....&.... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &&&..&.&&.
......&... , 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. ...&&&....
..&.&&...& &..&.&&...
....&&&..& 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. .&.&&.....
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....&&&..& ,,,,,,,,,,, .&...&&&..
....&.&&.. , 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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