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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 §§§$$=\«..
..«\=$§¶¶# veszelle city to keep a few jars (often #¶¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§### hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ###§$=\«..
...«\\=§¶¶ made for this purpose). however, these ¶¶§=\\«...
....«==§¶¶ may take weeks to fill. ¶¶§==«....
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..«\=$§¶## ............. ##¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## . as a drug . ##¶§$=\«..
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..«\=$§¶## ##¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## . one spoon . ##¶§$=\«..
...«\\$§§§ ..... §§§$\\«...
..«\=$§¶¶# the drug is used by the lizards in #¶¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶¶# these small (but often continuous) #¶¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## doses. this heightens the senses ##¶§$=\«..
.....«=$¶# somewhat but at the cost of a lessened #¶$=«.....
..«\\==§¶# ability to multi-task - context #¶§==\\«..
..«\=$§¶## switching might take longer and be more ##¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## confusing. ##¶§$=\«..
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..«\=$§¶¶# #¶¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## . four spoons . ##¶§$=\«..
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..«\=$§§§¶ multitasking becomes very hard (the ¶§§§$=\«..
..«\=$§### thought does not occur). senses more ###§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ##¶§$=\«..
.....\=§§¶ inner perceptions take the upper hand, ¶§§=\.....
..«\=$§¶## abstraction and memory faculties are ##¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## sharpened severely. slight telepathy ##¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶¶¶ (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ¶¶¶§$=\«..
.....««\$§ sense of thirst dissappears. still easy §$\««.....
....«===§§ to move around the body (if so §§===«....
..«\=$§¶## inclined). ##¶§$=\«..
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......«=§§ §§=«......
..«««\$$¶¶ . seven spoons . ¶¶$$\«««..
..«\=$§¶## ..... ##¶§$=\«..
..«\=$§¶## the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ##¶§$=\«..
.....\\$§§ 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. §=\.......
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....«=$§§¶ ¶§§$=«....
..«\====§¶ . 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). #§§§$=\«..
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......«\=§ people are known to suffer injuries §=\«......
....«==$§§ 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. #§=\......
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..«\$§¶### 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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