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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 , ~,........
.......,~/ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, /~,.......
......,~/= =/~,......
.....,~/=£ 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 , /~,.......
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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. #£=/~,....
.....,~/=£ £=/~,.....
......,~/= =/~,......
.......,~/ . 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 , ,.........
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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). @#£=/~,...
....,~/=£# #£=/~,....
.....,~/=£ 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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