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@@§††*.,,, THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ,,,.*††§@@
#@@§@†*~., LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ,.~*†@§@@#
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#@@§@†*~., ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,.~*†@§@@#
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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 . ,.~*†@§@@#
@@@@††*~., .............. ,.~*††@@@@
@§@*~.,,,, ,,,,.~*@§@
@@@§@†*~., 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. ,.~*@§@@##
#@@§@†*~., ,.~*†@§@@#
@@@§@†*~., ,.~*†@§@@@
##@@§†*~., ............. ,.~*†§@@##
@§§†~~.,,, . 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 . ,.~*†@§@@#
@@§§@†*~., ........... ,.~*†@§§@@
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§†**~.,,,, 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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