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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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.-«:†@@¶## - 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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.-«:†@@¶## 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 - ##¶@@†:«-.
....«†@@¶# ------------- #¶@@†«....
.-«««««:†@ @†:«««««-.
.-«:†@@¶## . 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 . ###¶@@†:«-
.-«:†@@¶## ..... ##¶@@†:«-.
.-«:†@@¶## 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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