#@¤%:=-... ...-=:%¤@#
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#@¤%:=-... ...-=:%¤@#
@¤%:=-.... 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. ..-=:%¤@##
#@¤%:=-... ...-=:%¤@#
@¤%:=-.... ....-=:%¤@
#@¤%:=-... ...-=:%¤@#
##@¤%:=-.. ..-=:%¤@##
###@¤%:=-. .-=:%¤@###
##@¤%:=-.. ..-=:%¤@##