¨~-**§#@ @##&§**-~¨
¨~-***§§§& &§§§***-~¨
¨¨¨~***§ #&§***~¨¨¨
¨~-**§&@## ##@&§**-~¨
¨~-**§&@## ##@&§**-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~**§# 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. #@#&§**-~¨
¨~-**§§§§# #§§§§**-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨-*§§& &§§*-¨¨¨¨¨
¨~-**§@@ @@#&§**-~¨
¨~-**§§§&& &&§§§**-~¨
¨~---***&@ @&***---~¨
¨~-**§&# ##&&§**-~¨