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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. ^~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~^† †^~-,,,,,,
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,,,,-~^†*# -------------- #*†^~-,,,,
,,,-~^†*## - 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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,-~^†*##@# #@##*†^~-,
,,-~^†*##@ @##*†^~-,,