§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§§§§                                          §§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§§¨¨§¨         =====       ¨      =====         §§¨§§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨              ===   »:   ===              ¨§§¨§§¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨§¨                 =  :=  =                 §¨§§¨§§§¨§
¨§§§¨¨§§§§                  = == =                  §§¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                  = == =                  ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                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.       §§§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§§§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§§§§¨§§                                          §§¨§§¨§§¨§