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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. ¨¨¨,,,:%§§
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##@§%%:«,¨ ¨,«:%%§@##
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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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