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