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