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#@¶&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&¶@#
##¶&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&¶##
##@&$%^~^, THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ,^~^%$&@##
#@¶&$%^~^, LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ,^~^%$&¶@#
#@¶&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&¶@#
&&&%^^,,,, ######################################## ,,,,^^%&&&
#@¶&$%^~^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,^~^%$&¶@#
@¶$^^^,,,, ,,,,^^^$¶@
&$^~^,,,,, MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF ,,,,,^~^$&
&$^^~^^,,, THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE ,,,^^~^^$&
@@¶&$%^~^, UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND ,^~^%$&¶@@
#@¶&$%^~^, POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. ,^~^%$&¶@#
#@¶&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&¶@#
##@¶&$%^^, ,^^%$&¶@##
#@¶&$%^~^, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^~^%$&¶@#
&&%^^,,,,, ^ PROPERTIES ^ ,,,,,^^%&&
#@¶&$%^~^, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^~^%$&¶@#
¶$$$^^,,,, ,,,,^^$$$¶
#@¶&$%^~^, THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ,^~^%$&¶@#
@¶$$^^,,,, VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS ,,,,^^$$¶@
##@¶$%^~^, SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A ,^~^%$¶@##
@&%%%%^~^, MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. ,^~^%%%%&@
#@¶&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&¶@#
¶&$$^^^^^, IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ,^^^^^$$&¶
#@¶&$%^~^, STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ,^~^%$&¶@#
&$%^^,,,,, ,,,,,^^%$&
¶&%%%%^~^, ,^~^%%%%&¶
¶¶$%^^,,,, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,,,^^%$¶¶
¶$$^~^,,,, ^ COLLECTION ^ ,,,,^~^$$¶
#@¶&$%^~^, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^~^%$&¶@#
@&&&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&&&@
##¶&$%^~^, THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS ,^~^%$&¶##
##¶&$%^~^, WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE ,^~^%$&¶##
&&$%~,,,,, FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT ,,,,,~%$&&
#@¶&$%^~^, EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER ,^~^%$&¶@#
¶¶¶&$%^~^, THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS ,^~^%$&¶¶¶
&&%~,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,~%&&
&$%%^^~,,, WATER. ,,,~^^%%$&
@&$$^^^,,, ,,,^^^$$&@
¶&&&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&&&¶
¶¶&&$%^~^, , NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE , ,^~^%$&&¶¶
¶$$^~,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,~^$$¶
@¶&$^^,,,, OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, ,,,,^^$&¶@
&%^^~,,,,, 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 ^ ,,,^~~^%&@
&&&&$%^~^, ^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^~^%$&&&&
#@¶&$%^~^, ,^~^%$&¶@#
@&&&$%^~^, MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - ,^~^%$&&&@
¶$^^,,,,,, THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO ,,,,,,^^$¶
¶¶&$$%^~^, RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE ,^~^%$$&¶¶
@&$$^~^^^, FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER ,^^^~^$$&@
##@¶&%^~^, 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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