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##¶§§$^~^. THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK .^~^$§§¶##
§§§^^^.... LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ....^^^§§§
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##¶§§$^~^. ........................................ .^~^$§§¶##
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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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§§$~~~^^.. ^ PROPERTIES ^ ..^^~~~$§§
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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 . ....^^^§¶#
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##¶§§$^~^. THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN .^~^$§§¶##
§§§$~~.... THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) ....~~$§§§
¶§$~^^.... DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES ....^^~$§¶
¶§§§§$^~^. SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED .^~^$§§§§¶
##¶§§$^~^. ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK - CONTEXT .^~^$§§¶##
##¶§§$^~^. SWITCHING MIGHT TAKE LONGER AND BE MORE .^~^$§§¶##
##¶§§$^~^. CONFUSING. .^~^$§§¶##
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§§§§^^.... ....^^§§§§
¶§$$^^^~^. . FOUR SPOONS . .^~^^^$$§¶
##¶§§$^~^. ..... .^~^$§§¶##
¶§§^~^.... 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 . ...~~^^^§¶
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§$^~...... THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO ......~^$§
##¶§§$^~^. NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE .^~^$§§¶##
§§$$$~^... THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE ...^~$$$§§
#¶§$^^^^^. IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER .^^^^^$§¶#
##¶§§$^~^. EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY .^~^$§§¶##
¶§$~...... SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS ......~$§¶
¶¶§$~^.... ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO ....^~$§¶¶
##¶§§$^~^. DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR .^~^$§§¶##
¶§§§§$^~^. LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE .^~^$§§§§¶
#§$$^^.... BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING ....^^$$§#
##¶§§$^~^. WATER. .^~^$§§¶##
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#§§§$$^~^. . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . .^~^$$§§§#
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§§^^^..... 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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##¶§§$^~^. MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - .^~^$§§¶##
#¶¶§§$^~^. THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO .^~^$§§¶¶#
§§§§§$^~^. RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE .^~^$§§§§§
##¶§§$^~^. FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER .^~^$§§¶##
§§§§^^^~^. 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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