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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 . #@&*=†«...
..«†=*&@## .............. ##@&*=†«..
...«†=*&@# #@&*=†«...
....«†=*&@ 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 . @&*=†«....
...«†=*&@# .............. #@&*=†«...
..«†=*&@## ##@&*=†«..
...«†=*&@# 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. =†«.......
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.....«†=*& 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. &*=†«.....
......«†=* *=†«......
.......«†= =†«.......
........«† . 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. ##@&*=†«..
...«†=*&@# #@&*=†«...
....«†=*&@ @&*=†«....
.....«†=*& ........... &*=†«.....
......«†=* . 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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