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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 . .&&..&....
&.&&....&. .............. .&&&..&...
..&&&....& .&.&&..&..
..&.&&.... 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. &.&&....&.
&&&.....&& ..&&&.....
&.&&....&. ..&.&&....
..&&&..... ........... ....&&&...
..&.&&.... . 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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