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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. ..~:=§&@##
#@&§=:~... ...~:=§&@#
@&§=:~.... ....~:=§&@
&§=:~..... .............. .....~:=§&
§=:~...... . 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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#@&§=:~... ...~:=§&@#