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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 ^ #..#.#.#..
#.#.##.##. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .#.######.
#####.##.# .###.....#
.....##.## 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). ##.######.
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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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