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@&%=;~-... ...-~;=%&@
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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. ..........
-......... .........-
~-........ ........-~
;~-....... -------------- .......-~;
=;~-...... - 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. ......-~;=
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&%=;~-.... ....-~;=%&
@&%=;~-... ------------- ...-~;=%&@
#@&%=;~-.. - 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. ......-~;=
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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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