....»»*@## ##@*»»....
...»»†††$@ @$†††»»...
..»†*$@### ###@$*†»..
..»†*$#### ####$*†»..
..»†*$@### ###@$*†»..
.......†$@ the honey is a condensation of a thick @$†.......
.....»†$$# liquid, inherent to all mazes. #$$†».....
.....»†**@ @**†».....
..»†*$@@## ######################################## ##@@$*†»..
..»†*$@### ........................................ ###@$*†»..
....»»»**@ @**»»»....
......†$@@ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of @@$†......
.....»*@@@ 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. ####@*†»..
..»†*$@### ###@$*†»..
..»†*$@### ###@$*†»..
.....»**$@ @$**».....
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