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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 ~ */»~......
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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. ££*/»~....
.....~»/*£ £*/»~.....
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........~» ~ AS A DRUG ~ »~........
.........~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~.........
.......... ..........
.......... . ONE SPOON . ..........
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.........~ 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. #££*/»~...
..~»/*££## ##££*/»~..
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..~»/*££## . 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). ~.........
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.......~»/ /»~.......
......~»/* . 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 . ..........
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.........~ 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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