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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. .^=\%£@£##
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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 ^ ......^=\%
£%\=^..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .....^=\%£
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£@£%\=^... . ONE SPOON . ...^=\%£@£
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##£@£%\=^. 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 . ........^=
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£%\=^..... 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. ....^=\%£@
£%\=^..... .....^=\%£
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\=^....... . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . .......^=\
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^......... 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... ..^=\%£@£#
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@£%\=^.... 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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