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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. @@£%=-:...
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..:-=%£@@@ :::::::::::::: @@@£%=-:..
...:-=%£@@ : 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. =-:.......
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......:-=% ::::::::::::: %=-:......
.....:-=%£ : 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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