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