Mescaline

The ether was wearing off. The acid was long gone. But

the mescaline was running strong. Good mescaline comes

on slow. First hour's all waiting, and then about

halfway through second hour. You start cursing the

creep who burned you because nothing's happening. And

then...Zang!

Come on now, let's all take some mescaline!

One of the things you learn after years of dealing

with drug people, is that you can turn your back on a

person, but never turn your back on a drug.

Shimmering, crisping...