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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. ##£&*%^~,,
,,,~^%*&£# #£&*%^~,,,
,,,,~^%*&£ £&*%^~,,,,
,,,,,~^%*& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &*%^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%* , 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. %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%* *%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^%*& &*%^~,,,,,
,,,,~^%*&£ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, £&*%^~,,,,
,,,~^%*&£# , 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. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , 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. %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%* *%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^%*& &*%^~,,,,,
,,,,~^%*&£ £&*%^~,,,,
,,,~^%*&£# #£&*%^~,,,
,,~^%*&£## ##£&*%^~,,
,,,~^%*&£# #£&*%^~,,,