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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...        ¨§¨§§§§¨§§
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨§
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨         ~~~~~~~~~%%             †        ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§§§¨§¨§¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~ ¨§§¨§§§¨§§
§¨¨§§§§§¨¨         †             %%~~~~~~~~~        §¨§§¨¨§§¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§§¨¨¨§§§§   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.       ¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§¨§§
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨§
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§§§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨§§