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Time of the season

                August 1972          'You ever trip before Eugene?' Kenny asked as he passed him a joint of Thai stick. They were sitting out on Eugene's girlfriends Donna's porch in the apartment she shared with her 3 roommates. A 'Hippie house,' is how she described it.               The sun was sinking low in the sky on the horizon and Eugene, Kenny and his girlfriend, Emma were all sharing a joint on the porch. 'Trip? What do you mean?' Eugene replied as he took the joint from Kenny.           Kenny laughed, 'Acid, man. That stuff you sell.' He said. 'No I never have. Most of the time when us brothers get together it's just reefer and beer. I heard that stuff really fucks with your head, and I already have some pretty bad nightmares from the war so I've never wanted to risk it.'               Eugene passed the joint over to Emma. He'd just sold Ken a pound of Thai Stick and a sheet of high quality blotter acid. Donna was t