¨¨¨¨¨¨-\¤¤ ¤¤\-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-=¤¤ ¤¤=-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=¤¤ ¤¤=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~-\=¤¤@## ##@¤¤=\-~¨
¨~-\=¤¤@## ##@¤¤=\-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~-=¤ 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. @@@¤¤=\-~¨
¨~-\=¤@### ###@¤=\-~¨
¨~-\=¤¤@## ##@¤¤=\-~¨
¨¨¨¨--==¤@ @¤==--¨¨¨¨
¨~-\=¤¤### ###¤¤=\-~¨
¨~-\=¤¤### ###¤¤=\-~¨
¨~-\=¤¤@## ##@¤¤=\-~¨