§¨¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨         $$$$$       ¨      $$$$$         ¨§§§§¨§¨¨§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§§              $$$   -\   $$$              ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§
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¨§§§§¨¨¨§§                REPORT ON                 §¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨            JWH ZERO EIGHTEEN             ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨§§                  $ $$ $                  ¨§¨§§§§§§§
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨                  $ $$ $                  ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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§§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                $$  \-  $$                ¨§§¨§§¨¨¨¨
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§§¨§§¨¨¨§§ ----------                    ---------- ¨§§§¨§§§¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨§§§¨§§  WE DECIDED TO SMOKE THE DRUG IN A BARN  ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨  THAT HOLDS GREAT NOSTALGIA FOR US ALL.  ¨§¨§§§§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨§     WE WENT INSIDE AND TO THE HIGHEST    ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§§§§§§   FLOOR, WHERE WE SAT DOWN IN THE HAY.   ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨    AFTER A WHILE BEGAN THE COLLECTIVE    ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨   PROCESS OF ROLLING ANOTHER JOINT, BUT  §§§§¨§§§¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨  HERE OUR FRIEND STARTED TO LAUGH THEIR  ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨  MOST FUCKED UP LAUGH, AND WOULDN'T STOP ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§§§§¨           FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.           §¨¨¨§§§§§§
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§§§§¨¨§ WHEN THEY CAME TO THEY SAID THIS TO ME:  §¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨§      OUR FACES HAD BEEN SHAPED LIKE      ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨§§§ PENTAGRAMS IN THE DARKNESS OF THE BARN,  ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨  WE WERE LONG WORMS, WITH HAIRY TUBULAR  §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨    BODIES DANCING FROM SIDE TO SIDE,     ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§§¨§§§§¨§         BEGGING FOR CIGARETTES...        ¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
§§§§¨§¨¨§¨        ---------$$             \         ¨§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨§§ ----------                    ---------- ¨§§§¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨         \             $$---------        §§¨¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§§§   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.        §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§§¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
§§§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§§¨