.....^=\$& &$\=^.....
....^=\$&@ @&$\=^....
...^=\$&@# #@&$\=^...
..^=\$&@## ##@&$\=^..
.^=\$&@### ###@&$\=^.
..^=\$&@## THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ##@&$\=^..
...^=\$&@# 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. @&$\=^....
.....^=\$& &$\=^.....
......^=\$ $\=^......
.......^=\ \=^.......
........^= =^........
.........^ ^.........
........^= =^........