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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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.......... THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ..........
.......... VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS ..........
.......... SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A ..........
.........: MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. :.........
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.......:»\ IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS \»:.......
......:»\% STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. %\»:......
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...:»\%%&@ :::::::::::::: @&%%\»:...
..:»\%%&@# : 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. ..........
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.........: 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 . %%\»:.....
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.......:»\ 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. #@&%%\»:..
...:»\%%&@ @&%%\»:...
....:»\%%& &%%\»:....
.....:»\%% . 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. ..........
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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). %\»:......
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........:» 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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