§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨         *****       ¨      *****         ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨              ***   ~/   ***              §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                 *  /*  *                 ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  * ** *                  ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  * ** *                  ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                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.       ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨