¨^~=%&¤@@@ @@@¤&%=~^¨
¨¨¨¨^^==%¤ ¤%==^^¨¨¨¨
¨^~=%&¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤&%=~^¨
¨^~=%&¤@@@ @@@¤&%=~^¨
¨^~=%&¤@@@ @@@¤&%=~^¨
¨^~=%&@@## 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. #@@¤&%=~^¨
¨^~=%&&&@@ @@&&&%=~^¨
¨^~=%&¤@@# #@@¤&%=~^¨
¨^~=%&¤@@# #@@¤&%=~^¨
¨^~=%&¤@@# #@@¤&%=~^¨
¨^~=%¤@@## ##@@¤%=~^¨
¨¨¨^~%&¤¤@ @¤¤&%~^¨¨¨