¶%;;;=-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-=;;;%¶
#@¶#%§;=-¨ ¨-=;§%#¶@#
¶¶¶#%§;=-¨ ¨-=;§%#¶¶¶
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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. ¨¨¨¨-;§§%#
¶%%%§=---¨ ¨---=§%%%¶
¶¶%%%§;=-¨ ¨-=;§%%%¶¶
#@¶#%§;=-¨ -------------- ¨-=;§%#¶@#
##¶#%§;=-¨ - 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨=;%#
##@#%§;=-¨ ¨-=;§%#@##
#§=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=§#
#@¶#%§;=-¨ ¨-=;§%#¶@#
##@¶#§;=-¨ ¨-=;§#¶@##
##@#%§;=-¨ ¨-=;§%#@##
#@¶#%§;=-¨ ¨-=;§%#¶@#