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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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@$::::.... : properties : ....::::$@
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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. .......~%@
##@@$%:~:. .:~:%$@@##
@@@@$%:~:. it's highly addictive, and possess .:~:%$@@@@
@@%::..... strong psychotropic effects. .....::%@@
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@$%%%~:::. .:::~%%%$@
#@@@$%:~:. :::::::::::::: .:~:%$@@@#
#@@@$%:~:. : collection : .:~:%$@@@#
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#@@@$%:~:. the honey materializes in vaccuums .:~:%$@@@#
@@%%%:~:.. 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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