.@.@...@@. .....@.@@.
....@..@@@ .......@@@
@....@.@.@ .......@.@
@@........ @........@
.@@....... @@.......@
.@@@...... 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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@@.......@ ........@.
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