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@@@£@§†«^. 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. .^«†§@£@@#
£§«««..... .....«««§£
#@@£@§†«^. it's highly addictive, and possess .^«†§@£@@#
#@@£@§†«^. strong psychotropic effects. .^«†§@£@@#
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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. .^«†§@£@@#
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#@@£@§†«^. .^«†§@£@@#
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##@@@§†«^. . 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. ..^«««§@@@
££§«...... ......«§££
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£@@@@§†«^. . 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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#@@£@§†«^. ^^^^^^^^^^^ .^«†§@£@@#
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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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