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###§&^*~:, THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ,:~*^&§###
###§&^*~:, LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ,:~*^&§###
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§^^*~,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,~*^^§
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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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##§&^**~:, :::::::::::::: ,:~**^&§##
###§&^*~:, : 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. ,:~*^&§###
#§§&&^*~:, ,:~*^&&§§#
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###§&^*~:, ::::::::::: ,:~*^&§###
###§&^*~:, : DANGERS : ,:~*^&§###
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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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