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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. ^.........
........^= =^........
.......^== 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 . ==^.......
........^= ..... =^........
.........^ 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 . ##@¤§==^..
.^==§¤@### ..... ###@¤§==^.
..^==§¤@## 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. ##@¤§==^..
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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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