¨^»=§%¤@## ##@¤%§=»^¨
¨^»=§¤@### ###@¤§=»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»=§¤ ¤§=»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»=§%¤@## ##@¤%§=»^¨
¨^»=§%@### ###@%§=»^¨
¨^»=§%¤@## 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. ¤¤¤%=^¨¨¨¨
^»=§%¤@### ###@¤%§=»^
¨^»=§%¤@## ##@¤%§=»^¨
¨¨¨¨»=§§%@ @%§§=»¨¨¨¨
¨^»=§%¤@## ##@¤%§=»^¨
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¨^»=§%¤@## ##@¤%§=»^¨