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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. #£¤&**~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~**&¤£ £¤&**~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**&¤ ¤&**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &**~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~** ~ 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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