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..~=§¤&¶## the honey is a condensation of a thick ##¶&¤§=~..
......~§¤& liquid, inherent to all mazes. &¤§~......
..~=§¤&¶## ##¶&¤§=~..
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..~=§¤## ........................................ ###&¤§=~..
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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. ##¶&¤§=~..
..~=§¤&¶## ##¶&¤§=~..
.......~§& &§~.......
..~=§¤&¶## .............. ##¶&¤§=~..
..~=§¤&¶## . 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. &&¤§§§=~..
..~=§¤&¶## ##¶&¤§=~..
..~=§¤&¶## ##¶&¤§=~..
..~====§&& ............. &&§====~..
..~=§¤&¶## . 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. ###¶&¤=~..
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