§§¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨         ^^^^^       ¨      ^^^^^         §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§              ^^^   ~†   ^^^              §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§§                 ^  †^  ^                 §¨¨§¨§¨§§§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§                  ^ ^^ ^                  §¨§§§§§¨¨§
¨§§§§§§§§¨                  ^ ^^ ^                  §§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                report on                 ¨§¨¨¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨             jwh zero eighteen            §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                  ^ ^^ ^                  ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                  ^ ^^ ^                  §§§¨§¨§§¨§
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§¨¨§§¨§§¨¨                ^^  †~  ^^                ¨§¨¨¨§§¨§§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§           †††^^    ¨     ^^†††           §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§§¨§§§§¨ ~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~ ¨§¨§§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§§¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§  we decided to smoke the drug in a barn  ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§§¨§§§§  that holds great nostalgia for us all.  ¨§§§§¨¨§§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨     we went inside and to the highest    §¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨   floor, where we sat down in the hay.   §¨¨§§§§§§§
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨    after a while began the collective    §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§  process of rolling another joint, but   ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§§  here our friend started to laugh their  ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§§§§§¨§¨§  most fucked up laugh, and wouldn't stop §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§§¨           for several minutes.           §§§¨¨§§§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§¨
§¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨  when they came to they said this to me: ¨§§§§¨§¨§§
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§      our faces had been shaped like      §¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§§§§§§¨§§¨  pentagrams in the darkness of the barn, §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨  we were long worms, with hairy tubular  §¨§§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§§§    bodies dancing from side to side,     §§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨         begging for cigarettes...        ¨§§§§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§        ~~~~~~~~~^^             †         §¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨ ~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~ §¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§¨§§§¨§§¨         †             ^^~~~~~~~~~        §¨§¨¨§¨§§§
¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          §§§¨§§§¨¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§§§   our lingering came to an end when we   ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨  headed into the city core. four hours   ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨  after our first toke we found ourselves §§§§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§    in a dark slope beneath a gigantic    ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§               water tower.               ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§§§  the time was in the post-twelves of the ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§  night when we rolled a joint with pure  §§§§¨§§§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§ cannabinoid-leaf, no tobacco, and i was  ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨§¨¨§¨§         thrown into a nightmare.         ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§§§¨§§§§                                          ¨§§§§¨§§§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨   as i watched, the city became a wall,  §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨  and i was hanging above the while world §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨  in a strange and underworldly forest,   §¨§§§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ pushed upwards against the ground below. §§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨      i was then struck with the most     §§¨¨§§§¨§§
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨  powerful fear. a force compelled me to  ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§  subvocalize, but the words were not my  §§§§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨                   own:                   ¨¨¨§§§§§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§§§§¨§¨  ~ it ~ shines ~ through ~ earth ~ and ~ ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§§    flesh ~ alike ~ and ~ the ~ light ~   §¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨  will ~ find ~ you ~ the ~ light ~ will  §§§¨¨§§¨§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨  ~ devour ~ you ~ you ~ were ~ chosen ~  ¨¨§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨ you ~ were ~ chosen ~ a ~ very ~ long ~  ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨               time ~ ago ~               §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§§    i could not move, and my voice was    §¨¨§¨§¨§§§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§   small when i asked my friends why we   §¨§§§§§¨¨§
¨§§§§§§§§¨   had done this, how such events could   §§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨     take place. but my friends were      ¨§¨¨¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨       completely still and silent.       §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨  and then, astral projection. i saw the  §§§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨  city from above, from above the clouds, ¨¨§§§§¨§§¨
§¨¨§§¨§§¨¨    a space station... and the tower, a   ¨§¨¨¨§§¨§§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§  monolith, unearthly white, antenna to   §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§§¨§§§§¨  speak to me... the most beautiful view. ¨§¨§§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§  i saw myself down there, body shaking,  §§§¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§           speaking gibberish.            ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§§¨§§§§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨         ~~~~~~~~~^^             †        §¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~ §¨¨§§§§§§§
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨         †             ^^~~~~~~~~~        §¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§ here's a whole block of time eradicated  ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§§   from my mind, no doubt eaten by the    ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§§§§§¨§¨§  disease, but when i came to i had come  §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§§¨   to terms with my imminent death. the   §§§¨¨§§§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§   city-entity wanted me gone, by way of  ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§¨
§¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨  psychic erosion and cold temperatures.  ¨§§§§¨§¨§§
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§  it could've been below zero. we got up  §¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§§§§§§¨§§¨  and wandered the streets to keep warm   §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨       until the sun finally rose.        §¨§§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨§¨