##@@====.¨ ¨.====@@##
#§@*=..¨¨¨ ¨¨¨..=*@§#
@##§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§##@
#@#§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§#@#
#@*=...¨¨¨ ¨¨¨...=*@#
#@#§@*==.¨ the honey is a condensation of a thick ¨.==*@§#@#
§§§§@*==.¨ liquid, inherent to all mazes. ¨.==*@§§§§
###§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§###
#@#§@*==.¨ ######################################## ¨.==*@§#@#
§@*==.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.==*@§
#@@@===.¨¨ ¨¨.===@@@#
##@*=.¨¨¨¨ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ¨¨¨¨.=*@##
§§@@*=¨¨¨¨ the kirugu vargir desert, in the ¨¨¨¨=*@@§§
@##§@*==.¨ underlying tunnels. it's use and ¨.==*@§##@
#§§§@*==.¨ possession is illegal within the city. ¨.==*@§§§#
###§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§###
#@#§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§#@#
@@#§@*==.¨ .............. ¨.==*@§#@@
@@#§@*==.¨ . properties . ¨.==*@§#@@
§§@*==¨¨¨¨ .............. ¨¨¨¨==*@§§
#@#§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§#@#
@##§@*==.¨ 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. ¨.==*@§#@#
###§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§###
@##§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§##@
#@#§@*==.¨ .............. ¨.==*@§#@#
###§@*==.¨ . collection . ¨.==*@§###
#@#§@*==.¨ .............. ¨.==*@§#@#
#§@@@*==.¨ ¨.==*@@@§#
@§*==...¨¨ 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. ¨.==*@§#@#
#@#§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§#@#
@§***=.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.=***§@
##@@**==.¨ ¨.==**@@##
#@#§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§#@#
@@#§@*==.¨ ¨.==*@§#@@
§@@*=¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨=*@@§