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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the honey is a condensation of a thick ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ liquid, inherent to all mazes. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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£$*=~¨¨¨¨¨ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$£
#£$*=~¨¨¨¨ the kirugu vargir desert, in the ¨¨¨¨~=*$£#
@#£$*=~¨¨¨ underlying tunnels. it's use and ¨¨¨~=*$£#@
#@#£$*=~¨¨ possession is illegal within the city. ¨¨~=*$£#@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
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#@#£$*=~¨¨ the honey materializes in vaccuums ¨¨~=*$£#@#
@#£$*=~¨¨¨ within any labyrinthine space. the more ¨¨¨~=*$£#@
#£$*=~¨¨¨¨ folded and ambiguous, the faster it ¨¨¨¨~=*$£#
£$*=~¨¨¨¨¨ emerges. the cavernous systems under ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$£
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ the desert of kirugu serves this ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
£$*=~¨¨¨¨¨ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$£
#£$*=~¨¨¨¨ made for this purpose). however, these ¨¨¨¨~=*$£#
@#£$*=~¨¨¨ may take weeks to fill. ¨¨¨~=*$£#@
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$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ one spoon ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ confusing. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
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@#£$*=~¨¨¨ ¨ four spoons ¨ ¨¨¨~=*$£#@
#@#£$*=~¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨~=*$£#@#
##@#£$*=~¨ multitasking becomes very hard (the ¨~=*$£#@##
#@#£$*=~¨¨ thought does not occur). senses more ¨¨~=*$£#@#
@#£$*=~¨¨¨ acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ¨¨¨~=*$£#@
#£$*=~¨¨¨¨ inner perceptions take the upper hand, ¨¨¨¨~=*$£#
£$*=~¨¨¨¨¨ abstraction and memory faculties are ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$£
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ sharpened severely. slight telepathy ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ is intermittent thought sharing with ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
£$*=~¨¨¨¨¨ sober persons (although ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$£
#£$*=~¨¨¨¨ unintelligible). memeories are sharded ¨¨¨¨~=*$£#
@#£$*=~¨¨¨ or not formed. ¨¨¨~=*$£#@
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$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ most deaths are due to loss of water - ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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