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##.#...##. 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. #.##....##
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.#####.... 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. ...#...###
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###.##.#.# , collection , ....##..##
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###.#..##. 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. ...####...
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#.#..###.. , as a drug , ######....
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.#..##..## . 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). .###..##.#
...#.##.#. #..#.#.###
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.#..##.... . 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. ..#.#..#..
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...##..##. , dangers , #.###.#..#
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.#######.# .#.#..##.#
#......### 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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