¨¨¨¨¨:~*@@ @@*~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~~//&@@# #@@&//~~:¨
¨:~//***@@ @@***//~:¨
¨:~/*&@### ###@&*/~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~*@@ @@*~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:/# 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. ###@&*/~:¨
¨:~/*&@### ###@&*/~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~/&@ @&/~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~/*&@### ###@&*/~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~***@ @***~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:/*@# #@*/:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~/*&@### ###@&*/~:¨