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......,«*% %*«,......
.....,«*%§ §%*«,.....
....,«*%§& &§%*«,....
...,«*%§&# #&§%*«,...
..,«*%§&#@ 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. ,.........
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......,«*% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, %*«,......
.....,«*%§ , 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. %*«,......
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........,« , 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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