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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. ..........
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.......:~= : 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 . :.........
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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). #¶@&%=~:..
.:~=%&@¶## ##¶@&%=~:.
..:~=%&@¶# #¶@&%=~:..
...:~=%&@¶ . 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. &%=~:.....
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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). ¶@&%=~:...
..:~=%&@¶# #¶@&%=~:..
.:~=%&@¶## 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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