§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§¨¨§§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§§§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨         %%%%%       ¨      %%%%%         ¨¨§§¨§¨§§§
¨§§§§§§¨§§              %%%   -*   %%%              ¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                 %  *%  %                 §§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§                  % %% %                  ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§§§§§                  % %% %                  ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                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.        §¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨§¨§§§
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§§¨
§¨§¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨§§