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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. #****,....
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.,~*%*§### 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 , #§§%~,,,..
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.,~*%*§### . 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. ####§%*~,.
.,~*%*§### ###§*%*~,.
.,~*%*§### ###§*%*~,.
.,~*%*§### . 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). ###§*%*~,.
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.,~*%*§### 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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