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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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##£§$%=~.¨    the honey is a reddish amber, very    ¨.~=%$§£##
##£§$%=~.¨  viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¨.~=%$§£##
£££§$%=~.¨     slightly of eucalyptus, and has a    ¨.~=%$§£££
###§$%=~.¨           mostly bitter taste.           ¨.~=%$§###
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##£§$%=~.¨    it's highly addictive, and possess    ¨.~=%$§£##
££$$===~.¨       strong psychotropic effects.       ¨.~===$$££
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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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##£§$%=~.¨               .............              ¨.~=%$§£##
§§§$=~~~.¨               . as a drug .              ¨.~~~=$§§§
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##£§$%=~.¨              ¨ one spoon ¨               ¨.~=%$§£##
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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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#£$=~.¨¨¨¨             ¨ four spoons ¨              ¨¨¨¨.~=$£#
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§§§§$%=~.¨   multitasking becomes very hard (the    ¨.~=%$§§§§
##£§$%=~.¨   thought does not occur). senses more   ¨.~=%$§£##
###§$%=~.¨    acute but "unimportant" (ignored).    ¨.~=%$§###
§%=~..¨¨¨¨  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    ¨¨¨¨..~=%§
##£§$%=~.¨  body is hard to move, and starts losing ¨.~=%$§£##
§§$=.¨¨¨¨¨                  water.                  ¨¨¨¨¨.=$§§
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§%~~¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨ 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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###§$%=~.¨                . dangers .               ¨.~=%$§###
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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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