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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. @£§*%=~...
....~=%*§£ £§*%=~....
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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 . §*%=~.....
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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. §*%=~.....
....~=%*§£ £§*%=~....
...~=%*§£@ @£§*%=~...
..~=%*§£@# ........... #@£§*%=~..
...~=%*§£@ . 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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