¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨¨         *****       ¨      *****         ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨              ***   «†   ***              §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§§¨¨§                 *  †*  *                 ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨                  * ** *                  ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                  * ** *                  ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                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.        §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨