¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*
%*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨:~*%%
%*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*%
*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ :::::::::::::: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : 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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