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¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
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¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§                 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.        ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨§§