@¤¤*--,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,--*¤¤@
##@¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤@##
###¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤###
##@¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤@##
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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. ¨,-:*¤@###
¤@@@:--,,¨ ¨,,--:@@@¤
##@¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤@##
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¤¤¤*-,,¨¨¨ , 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. ¨,-:@¤@###
###@¤*:-,¨ ¨,-:*¤@###
##@¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤@##
##@¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤@##
#¤**-,,,¨¨ ¨¨,,,-**¤#
@@@¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤@@@
##@¤@*:-,¨ ¨,-:*@¤@##