,,,~=\$%§# #§%$\=~,,,
,,~=\$%§## ##§%$\=~,,
,~=\$%§### ###§%$\=~,
,,~=\$%§## ##§%$\=~,,
,,,~=\$%§# #§%$\=~,,,
,,,,~=\$%§ THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK §%$\=~,,,,
,,,,,~=\$% 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. $\=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=\ \=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=\ \=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=\$ $\=~,,,,,,