The ether was waring off. The acid was long gone. But the mescaline [bad word] strong. Good [bad word] 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! [bad word] on now, let's all take some mescaline!

One of the things you learn after years of dealing with [bad word] people, is that you can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a [bad word] 

Shimmering, crisping...