§**=:..,,, ,,,..:=**§
§*:..,,,,, ,,,,,..:*§
@@@§*=:=., ,.=:=*§@@@
#@@§*=:=., ,.=:=*§@@#
@§§==.,,,, ,,,,.==§§@
@@@§*=:=., 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. ,,,,,.==*@
#@@§*=:=., ,.=:=*§@@#
#@@§*=:=., ,.=:=*§@@#
@**::.,,,, ,,,,.::**@
#@@§*=:=., ,.=:=*§@@#
#@@§*=:=., ,.=:=*§@@#
##@§*=:=., ,.=:=*§@##