¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨§§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§§§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§         ^^^^^       ¨      ^^^^^         ¨¨¨§§§§§¨§
§§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨              ^^^   «:   ^^^              §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§                 ^  :^  ^                 §§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                  ^ ^^ ^                  §¨§§¨§¨¨§§
§¨§§¨§§¨§§                  ^ ^^ ^                  ¨§§¨§§§¨§¨
§§§¨§§¨§§¨                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.        §§¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨§¨¨§§§                                          §¨§§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨