@@@#%*;«~. .~«;*%#@@@
#%%;;«~... ...~«;;%%#
#@@#%*;«~. .~«;*%#@@#
##@#%*;«~. .~«;*%#@##
#@@#%*;«~. .~«;*%#@@#
@%%%%*;«~. 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. .~«;*%#@@#
#*««~..... .....~««*#
@#*«~..... .....~«*#@
@#%**«.... ....«**%#@
##@@#*;«~. .~«;*#@@##
#**«...... ......«**#
####%*;«~. .~«;*%####