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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 : ,,,,,,,,:~
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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. ,,,,,,,,,:
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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. ,,,,,,,,:~
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\~:,,,,,,, , 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). ,,,,,,:~\%
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:,,,,,,,,, , 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. ,,,,,:~\%*
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~:,,,,,,,, , nine spoons and above , ,,,,,,,,:~
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~:,,,,,,,, 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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