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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. ..........
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.........~ 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. ~.........
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.......... 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. ..........
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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 . =~........
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.......... 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. =~........
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......~==§ 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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