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#¤*%^~,... 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. .....,~^%*
¤*%^~,.... ....,~^%*¤
#¤*%^~,... ...,~^%*¤#
##¤*%^~,.. ..,~^%*¤##
###¤*%^~,. .,~^%*¤###
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#¤*%^~,... ...,~^%*¤#