###@$%\-^¨                                          ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨  the honey is a condensation of a thick  ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨      liquid, inherent to all mazes.      ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨ ######################################## ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨  mainly collected by the lizardfolk of   ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨     the kirugu vargir desert, in the     ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨     underlying tunnels. it's use and     ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  possession is illegal within the city.  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨              ^ properties ^              ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨    the honey is a reddish amber, very    ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨     slightly of eucalyptus, and has a    ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨           mostly bitter taste.           ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨    it's highly addictive, and possess    ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨       strong psychotropic effects.       ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨              ^ collection ^              ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨    the honey materializes in vaccuums    ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨  within any labyrinthine space. the more ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨    folded and ambiguous, the faster it   ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨   emerges. the cavernous systems under   ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨     the desert of kirugu serves this     ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨   purpose very well - the lizards use    ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨   pumps to empty small boxes or jars of  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨  air, which then are left overnight and  ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨          harvested the next day.         ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨  it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨ veszelle city to keep a few jars (often  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns  ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨  made for this purpose). however, these  ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨          may take weeks to fill.         ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨              ^ as a drug ^               ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨               ¨ one spoon ¨              ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨    the drug is used by the lizards in    ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨    these small (but often continuous)    ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨     doses. this heightens the senses     ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨  somewhat but at the cost of a lessened  ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨      ability to multi-task - context     ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨ switching might take longer and be more  ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                confusing.                ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨                                          ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨              ¨ four spoons ¨             ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨   multitasking becomes very hard (the    ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨   thought does not occur). senses more   ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨    acute but "unimportant" (ignored).    ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨  inner perceptions take the upper hand,  ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨   abstraction and memory faculties are   ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨   sharpened severely. slight telepathy   ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨  (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨ sense of thirst dissappears. still easy  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨      to move around the body (if so      ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨                inclined).                ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨             ¨ seven spoons ¨             ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨ the honey eater becomes unresponsive to  ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨   normal stimuli, but able to override   ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨      their own senses with dreamlike     ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨  eaters, mood reading of those who stay  ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  sober (worth noting that the thoughts   ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨     are very fragmented and hard to      ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨  decipher, unless you are at a similar   ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨    level of spoons). at this point the   ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  body is hard to move, and starts losing ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                  water.                  ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨        ¨ nine spoons and above ¨         ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨   overdose. body losing water quickly,   ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨  and is completely unable to move. there ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨   is intermittent thought sharing with   ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨         sober persons (although          ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨  unintelligible). memeories are sharded  ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨              or not formed.              ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                ^^^^^^^^^^^               ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨               ^ dangers ^                ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨                ^^^^^^^^^^^               ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  most deaths are due to loss of water -  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨   thirst is one of the last senses to    ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  restable after coming down, often gone  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨  for up to twenty four hours. at higher  ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨   doses it's hard to move, even if you   ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨  would remember drinking (which is also  ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨   made harder by the attention focusing  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨        properties of the honey).         ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨    people are known to suffer injuries   ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨     from being still in unfavourable     ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨  climates for too long, sometimes to the ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨    point of death. another danger is     ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨    actually locomotion of the body...    ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨     walking around is still somewhat     ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨  possible after losing sight, which have ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨    lead to seveal falls. additionally,   ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨ robberies of the intoxicated are common. ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨  lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨   to die of pure overdose (on the scale  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨   of jars of honey) before being killed  ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨   by thirst. there are rumors that this  ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨  leaves "ghosts", who will still share   ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨  their thoughts long after their bodies  ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨            are dead and gone.            ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
###@$%\-^¨                                          ¨^-\%$@###
##@$%\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\%$@##
#@$%\-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-\%$@#
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@