¨¨¨¨~~~*%¤ ¤%*~~~¨¨¨¨
¨~=*$%¤@## ##@¤%$*=~¨
¨¨¨¨==$%%¶ ¶%%$==¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨===$%¶@ @¶%$===¨¨¨
¨~=*$%¤¶¶¶ ¶¶¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶¶@ the honey is a condensation of a thick @¶¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@@ liquid, inherent to all mazes. @@¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶## ##¶¤%$*=~¨
¨¨¨¨=*$$¤@ ######################################## @¤$$*=¨¨¨¨
¨~=*$%¤¶## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$$%%¶¶ ¶¶%%$$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@# mainly collected by the lizardfolk of #@¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@# the kirugu vargir desert, in the #@¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@# underlying tunnels. it's use and #@¶¤%$*=~¨
¨¨¨¨~*$%¶@ possession is illegal within the city. @¶%$*~¨¨¨¨
¨~=*$$$¤¤¶ ¶¤¤$$$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@# #@¶¤%$*=~¨
¨¨¨==$%¤¤@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @¤¤%$==¨¨¨
¨¨¨~***%¶@ ~ 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 ¤¤%%$$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@# leaves "ghosts", who will still share #@¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@# their thoughts long after their bodies #@¶¤%$*=~¨
¨¨~==**$¤@ are dead and gone. @¤$**==~¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=*$¤¤ ¤¤$*=~¨¨¨¨
¨~=*$%¤¶¶@ @¶¶¤%$*=~¨
¨~=*$%¤¶## ##¶¤%$*=~¨
¨¨¨¨~=*$¤¶ ¶¤$*=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~~=$¤ ¤$=~~~¨¨¨¨
¨~=*$%¤¶@# #@¶¤%$*=~¨