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.....:=:*§ §*:=:.....
....:=:*§& 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. :=:.......
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......:=:* :::::::::::::: *:=:......
.....:=:*§ : 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. *:=:......
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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. ##@&§*:=:.
..:=:*§&@# #@&§*:=:..
...:=:*§&@ @&§*:=:...
....:=:*§& . 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. =:........
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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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