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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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†^-....... . 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 . ....-^†§§#
##§§†^-... ..... ...-^†§§##
###§§†^-.. 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 . .........-
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†^-....... 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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##§§†^-... . 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). .......-^†
§†^-...... ......-^†§
§§†^-..... 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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