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####*%^»:¨ the honey is a condensation of a thick ¨:»^%*####
###*^^^»:¨ liquid, inherent to all mazes. ¨:»^^^*###
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####*%^»:¨ ######################################## ¨:»^%*####
####*%^»:¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨:»^%*####
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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. ¨:»^%*####
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####*%^»:¨ 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. ¨:»^%***##
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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 : ¨¨¨¨¨»%###
##*^»»:::¨ ::::::::::::: ¨:::»»^*##
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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. ¨:»^%*####
#*%»»»¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨»»»%*#
##%^»¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨»^%##
####*%^»:¨ ¨ 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. ¨:»^%*####
####*%^»:¨ ¨:»^%*####
####*%^»:¨ 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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