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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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..:~;=$@## the honey is a reddish amber, very ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# viscous (but still pourable). it smells #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### mostly bitter taste. ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# it's highly addictive, and possess #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## strong psychotropic effects. ##@$=;~:..
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..:~;=$@## : collection : ##@$=;~:..
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..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# the honey materializes in vaccuums #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## within any labyrinthine space. the more ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### folded and ambiguous, the faster it ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## emerges. the cavernous systems under ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# the desert of kirugu serves this #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## purpose very well - the lizards use ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## air, which then are left overnight and ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# harvested the next day. #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# veszelle city to keep a few jars (often #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### made for this purpose). however, these ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## may take weeks to fill. ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### ::::::::::::: ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## : as a drug : ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# ::::::::::::: #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### . one spoon . ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## ..... ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# the drug is used by the lizards in #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## these small (but often continuous) ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### doses. this heightens the senses ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# ability to multi-task - context #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## switching might take longer and be more ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### confusing. ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## . four spoons . ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### ..... ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## multitasking becomes very hard (the ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# thought does not occur). senses more #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### inner perceptions take the upper hand, ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## abstraction and memory faculties are ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# sharpened severely. slight telepathy #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### sense of thirst dissappears. still easy ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## to move around the body (if so ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# inclined). #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## . seven spoons . ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# ..... #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### normal stimuli, but able to override ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## their own senses with dreamlike ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# imagery. sharing of thoughts with other #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## eaters, mood reading of those who stay ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### sober (worth noting that the thoughts ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## are very fragmented and hard to ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# decipher, unless you are at a similar #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## level of spoons). at this point the ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### body is hard to move, and starts losing ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## water. ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### . nine spoons and above . ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## ..... ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# overdose. body losing water quickly, #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## and is completely unable to move. there ##@$=;~:..
.:~;=$@### is intermittent thought sharing with ###@$=;~:.
..:~;=$@## sober persons (although ##@$=;~:..
...:~;=$@# unintelligible). memeories are sharded #@$=;~:...
..:~;=$@## or not formed. ##@$=;~:..
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..:~;=$@## : dangers : ##@$=;~:..
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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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