.~~:*%§### ###§%*:~~.
.~~:*%§§§# #§§§%*:~~.
.~~:*%§#@# #@#§%*:~~.
.~~:*%§#@# #@#§%*:~~.
...~~~~:*§ §*:~~~~...
...~:**%§# 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. #@#§%*:~~.
.~~:*%§§§§ §§§§%*:~~.
.~~:*%§#@# #@#§%*:~~.
.~~:*%§@## ##@§%*:~~.
.~~:*%§#@# #@#§%*:~~.
.....~::*§ §*::~.....
...~:***%# #%***:~...