§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨         *****       ¨      *****         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨              ***   ~=   ***              §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                 *  =*  *                 ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                  * ** *                  ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                  * ** *                  ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 REPORT ON                ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            JWH ZERO EIGHTEEN             §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  * ** *                  §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  * ** *                  ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  * *= *                  ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                **  =~  **                ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           ===**    ¨     **===           ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~ §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨  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.       §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨