Editing Lacre

<blockquote>''"A tiny flask of utter sorrow. The touch of the corked flask provokes weeping. Consume it, and be fatally consumed by melancholy."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Vial_of_Tears_of_the_Bazaar|Vial of Tears of the Bazaar|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''"Neath-snow - or is it 'lacre'?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Putting_the_Pieces_Together:_the_Taste_of_Lacre|Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Tears.png|thumb|The Bazaar's tears.|100px]]Every Christmas [[the Bazaar]] floods London with its unique form of snow, called '''lacre'''.<ref name="snippets">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> This odd substance has the air of ammonia about it, but there might be more to it than meets the eye...<ref name="lacre">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Putting_the_Pieces_Together:_the_Taste_of_Lacre|Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre|Fallen London|}}</ref> 

== Snow? ==
Lacre is not safe to consume (please don't),<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Eat_it|Eat it|Fallen London|}}</ref> and it can transform life forms into spired crustaceans - miniature copies of the Bazaar.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_it_to_a_Malevolent_Monkey|Feed it to a Malevolent Monkey|Fallen London|}}</ref> Lacre also acts as a form of liquid memory, and sampling its aroma can give an imbiber mysterious visions.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Mix_it_with_an_old_wine|Mix it with an old wine|Fallen London|}}</ref> Inspecting lacre under a powerful enough magnifying glass will reveal flakes reminiscent of [[the Correspondence]], as opposed to the hexagonal flakes of [[the Surface]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Examine_it_through_your_Semiotic_Monocle|Examine it through your Semiotic Monocle|Fallen London|}}</ref> A most enigmatic substance indeed!

Quality lacre can be hard to come by, but the [[Urchins]] are known for peddling it,<ref name="snippets" /> and lacre is a crucial ingredient in the creation of a [[Noman]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Noman|The Noman|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pass_the_Wicket_and_descend|Pass the Wicket and descend|Fallen London|}}</ref>

Feeding lacre to pigs will cause them to fall asleep; there is some significance to this.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Feed_it_to_a_Wild_Boar|Feed it to a Wild Boar|Fallen London|}}</ref>

== Concentrated Melancholy ==
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The Bazaar's tears are a distilled form of lacre,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_potent_possibility|A potent possibility|Fallen London|}}</ref> and they are liquid sadness: touching the cork of the bottle will induce weeping, and if drunk, the liquid will consume the drinker with melancholy.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Vial_of_Tears_of_the_Bazaar|Vial of Tears of the Bazaar|Fallen London|}}</ref>[[File:Sunderedsea.png|thumb|A Sundered Sea.]]Beneath the Bazaar lies '''the Sundered Sea''', which serves as its lacre-vats.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Sundered_Sea|A Sundered Sea|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Sea can be accessed by crossing '''Penstock's Wicket''', via an elevator of sorts.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pass_the_Wicket_and_descend|Pass the Wicket and descend|Fallen London|}}</ref> Penstock himself is a peculiar individual; according to [[Maybe's Daughter]], he has "understanding" with the Bazaar, and he once let [[the Lady in Lilac]] pass through to make her own bargains.<ref name="bazaar visit">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Visit_to_the_Bazaar|A Visit to the Bazaar|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>

Before purchasing a new [[The Fallen Cities|City]], the Bazaar drowns all previous citizens in lacre<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Myself_(10_FATE)|Myself|Fallen London|}} ''The lacre reservoirs are hungry: the Bazaar's passions empty them every year. Rather soon, I think, the citizens of London must go down into the tanks. London will be the new Forgotten Quarter.''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Where_did_the_Rosers_go%3F|Where did the Rosers go?|Fallen London|}} ''"Into lacre," she whispers. "Into the underpipes. Where even souls cannot survive."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deepen_your_acquaintance_with_Prisoner%27s_Honey_-_DREAM_OF_A_CITY|Deepen your acquaintance with Prisoner's Honey - DREAM OF A CITY|Fallen London|}} ''"One by one, they go down the stairs into the soft white glow, their eyes wide and tender. You approach the edge of one of the pits. The scent is sharp, unpleasant."''</ref> along with the city itself.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Look_down_into_the_depths|Look down into the depths|Fallen London|}} ''"Space is cleared as buildings crumble beneath the weight of the lacre, brick and stone and marble breaking into dust, churned up into the lacre and swallowed away."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Look_out_across_the_zee|Look out across the zee|Fallen London|}} ''"A group of desperate survivors throng once-grand docks. (...) The lacre tide rises and soon all is washed away."''</ref>

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+<blockquote>''"A tiny flask of utter sorrow. The touch of the corked flask provokes weeping. Consume it, and be fatally consumed by melancholy."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Vial_of_Tears_of_the_Bazaar|Vial of Tears of the Bazaar|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''"Neath-snow - or is it 'lacre'?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Putting_the_Pieces_Together:_the_Taste_of_Lacre|Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Tears.png|thumb|The Bazaar's tears.|100px]]Every Christmas [[the Bazaar]] floods London with its unique form of snow, called '''lacre'''.<ref name="snippets">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> This odd substance has the air of ammonia about it, but there might be more to it than meets the eye...<ref name="lacre">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Putting_the_Pieces_Together:_the_Taste_of_Lacre|Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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-}}<blockquote>''"A tiny flask of utter sorrow. The touch of the corked flask provokes weeping. Consume it, and be fatally consumed by melancholy."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Vial_of_Tears_of_the_Bazaar|Vial of Tears of the Bazaar|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''"Neath-snow - or is it 'lacre'?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Putting_the_Pieces_Together:_the_Taste_of_Lacre|Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>Every Christmas [[the Bazaar]] floods London with its unique form of snow, called '''lacre'''.<ref name="snippets">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> This odd substance has the air of ammonia about it, but there might be more to it than meets the eye...<ref name="lacre">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Putting_the_Pieces_Together:_the_Taste_of_Lacre|Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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