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¶@££:~~.,, the kirugu vargir desert, in the ,,.~~:££@¶
¶¶£$~~~~., underlying tunnels. it's use and ,.~~~~$£¶¶
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¶@£:~...,, viscous (but still pourable). it smells ,,...~:£@¶
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###¶£$:~., mostly bitter taste. ,.~:$£¶###
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¶£:::::~., it's highly addictive, and possess ,.~:::::£¶
##¶@£$:~., strong psychotropic effects. ,.~:$£@¶##
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¶£::~,,,,, within any labyrinthine space. the more ,,,,,~::£¶
#@$~,,,,,, folded and ambiguous, the faster it ,,,,,,~$@#
##¶@£$:~., emerges. the cavernous systems under ,.~:$£@¶##
##¶@£$:~., the desert of kirugu serves this ,.~:$£@¶##
¶@@@£$:~., purpose very well - the lizards use ,.~:$£@@@¶
#@@$$::~., pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ,.~::$$@@#
@$~,,,,,,, air, which then are left overnight and ,,,,,,,~$@
#@@$$~~~., harvested the next day. ,.~~~$$@@#
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¶¶¶@£$:~., most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ,.~:$£@¶¶¶
##¶@£$:~., it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ,.~:$£@¶##
##¶@£$:~., veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ,.~:$£@¶##
#@$~.,,,,, hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ,,,,,.~$@#
#¶@£:.,,,, made for this purpose). however, these ,,,,.:£@¶#
##¶@£$:~., may take weeks to fill. ,.~:$£@¶##
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¶£$:::.,,, the drug is used by the lizards in ,,,.:::$£¶
¶¶£$~~~~., these small (but often continuous) ,.~~~~$£¶¶
##¶@£$:~., doses. this heightens the senses ,.~:$£@¶##
#¶££$:.,,, somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ,,,.:$££¶#
@$:.,,,,,, ability to multi-task - context ,,,,,,.:$@
##¶@£$:~., switching might take longer and be more ,.~:$£@¶##
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##¶@£$:~., thought does not occur). senses more ,.~:$£@¶##
##¶@£$:~., acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ,.~:$£@¶##
¶£$$~.,,,, inner perceptions take the upper hand, ,,,,.~$$£¶
#¶£££$:~., abstraction and memory faculties are ,.~:$£££¶#
##¶@£$:~., sharpened severely. slight telepathy ,.~:$£@¶##
##¶@£$:~., (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ,.~:$£@¶##
#¶@$:::~., sense of thirst dissappears. still easy ,.~:::$@¶#
¶@$:~~.,,, to move around the body (if so ,,,.~~:$@¶
###¶@£$:., inclined). ,.:$£@¶###
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##¶@£$:~., the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ,.~:$£@¶##
¶@$~~,,,,, normal stimuli, but able to override ,,,,,~~$@¶
¶@$$~~~.,, their own senses with dreamlike ,,.~~~$$@¶
¶¶¶@£$:~., imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ,.~:$£@¶¶¶
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¶@@£$:~.., sober (worth noting that the thoughts ,..~:$£@@¶
##¶@£$:~., are very fragmented and hard to ,.~:$£@¶##
###¶@$:~., decipher, unless you are at a similar ,.~:$@¶###
###@£$:~., level of spoons). at this point the ,.~:$£@###
##¶@£$:~., body is hard to move, and starts losing ,.~:$£@¶##
#¶¶@£$:~., water. ,.~:$£@¶¶#
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@£::....., 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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##¶@£$:~., thirst is one of the last senses to ,.~:$£@¶##
¶@@£:~~,,, restable after coming down, often gone ,,,~~:£@@¶
¶££:.,,,,, for up to twenty four hours. at higher ,,,,,.:££¶
###@£$:~., doses it's hard to move, even if you ,.~:$£@###
¶£$~~,,,,, would remember drinking (which is also ,,,,,~~$£¶
@£$::.,,,, made harder by the attention focusing ,,,,.::$£@
¶¶¶@£$:~., properties of the honey). ,.~:$£@¶¶¶
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#¶£$:.,,,, from being still in unfavourable ,,,,.:$£¶#
##¶@£$:~., climates for too long, sometimes to the ,.~:$£@¶##
¶£$:~~..,, point of death. another danger is ,,..~~:$£¶
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###¶£$:~., walking around is still somewhat ,.~:$£¶###
##¶@£$:~., possible after losing sight, which have ,.~:$£@¶##
¶¶@$~,,,,, lead to seveal falls. additionally, ,,,,,~$@¶¶
##¶@£$:~., robberies of the intoxicated are common. ,.~:$£@¶##
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¶¶@£$~..,, lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ,,..~$£@¶¶
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@££:...,,, by thirst. there are rumors that this ,,,...:££@
¶¶¶@£$:~., leaves "ghosts", who will still share ,.~:$£@¶¶¶
¶¶££$~,,,, their thoughts long after their bodies ,,,,~$££¶¶
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