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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 , ,.........
.......... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..........
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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. ##¶@%:~,..
.,~:%@¶### ###¶@%:~,.
..,~:%@¶## ##¶@%:~,..
...,~:%@¶# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #¶@%:~,...
....,~:%@¶ , 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. ##¶@%:~,..
.,~:%@¶### ###¶@%:~,.
..,~:%@¶## ##¶@%:~,..
...,~:%@¶# #¶@%:~,...
....,~:%@¶ ¶@%:~,....
.....,~:%@ @%:~,.....
......,~:% %:~,......