.......^~^ ^~^.......
........^~ ~^........
.......^~^ ^~^.......
......^~^^ ^^~^......
.....^~^^@ @^^~^.....
....^~^^@§ 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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