¤%\~,,,,,, ,,,,,,~\%¤
@@¤%~~~~., ,.~~~~%¤@@
##@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@##
##@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@##
##@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@##
@@@¤$%\~., the honey is a condensation of a thick ,.~\%$¤@@@
@$%~~.,,,, liquid, inherent to all mazes. ,,,,.~~%$@
##@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@##
¤%%\.,,,,, ######################################## ,,,,,.\%%¤
###@$%\~., ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,.~\%$@###
@@@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@@@
##@¤$%\~., mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ,.~\%$¤@##
###¤$%\~., the kirugu vargir desert, in the ,.~\%$¤###
##@¤$%\~., underlying tunnels. it's use and ,.~\%$¤@##
#@$\\.,,,, possession is illegal within the city. ,,,,.\\$@#
¤¤%%~...,, ,,...~%%¤¤
##@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@##
¤%~~,,,,,, .............. ,,,,,,~~%¤
¤¤%\.,,,,, . 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. ,.~\%$@###
#¤$\\~..., ,...~\\$¤#
##@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@##
@$\~~.,,,, ,,,,.~~\$@
##@¤$%\~., ,.~\%$¤@##
@$\\.,,,,, ,,,,,.\\$@
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