¨--†^$&@## ##@&$^†--¨
¨¨¨¨--†$@@ @@$†--¨¨¨¨
¨--†^$&&&& &&&&$^†--¨
¨--†^^^$&# #&$^^^†--¨
¨--†^$$$@@ @@$$$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## the honey is a condensation of a thick ##@&$^†--¨
¨¨¨-††^$$& liquid, inherent to all mazes. &$$^††-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨---†$& &$†---¨¨¨¨
¨¨----†^$@ ######################################## @$^†----¨¨
¨--†^$&@@# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #@@&$^†--¨
¨---†^$$&& &&$$^†---¨
¨--†^$&@## mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## the kirugu vargir desert, in the ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## underlying tunnels. it's use and ##@&$^†--¨
¨¨¨-†^$$&& possession is illegal within the city. &&$$^†-¨¨¨
¨--†^$&@## ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## ##@&$^†--¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-^&# -------------- #&^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨--†^$&@## - properties - ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## -------------- ##@&$^†--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-†$&& &&$†-¨¨¨¨¨
¨--†^$&&&@ the honey is a reddish amber, very @&&&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## viscous (but still pourable). it smells ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## mostly bitter taste. ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@@# #@@&$^†--¨
¨--†^$&@## it's highly addictive, and possess ##@&$^†--¨
¨¨¨¨--^$&# strong psychotropic effects. #&$^--¨¨¨¨
--†^$&@### ###@&$^†--
¨----^$$&& &&$$^----¨
¨--†^$&### -------------- ###&$^†--¨
¨--†^$@### - collection - ###@$^†--¨
¨¨¨-†^$&&@ -------------- @&&$^†-¨¨¨
¨--†^$&@## ##@&$^†--¨
¨--†^^$&@# the honey materializes in vaccuums #@&$^^†--¨
¨--†^$&@@# within any labyrinthine space. the more #@@&$^†--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-^$@@ folded and ambiguous, the faster it @@$^-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-†$& emerges. the cavernous systems under &$†-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^& 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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