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#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ †%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†% ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ %† OPERATION CONTRASTING VALKYRIE %† ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#@#%†/-:¨¨ †% IN THE SIXTIES. THE CENTRAL †% ¨¨:-/†%#@#
##@#%†/-:¨ %† INTELLIGENCE AGENCY "CIA" RELEASE %† ¨:-/†%#@##
#@#%†/-:¨¨ †% AEROSOLIZED SELATENINE OVER A †% ¨¨:-/†%#@#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ %† JUPITER EQUINOX CONCERT, CREATING %† ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ †% THE LARGEST SECRET PARADIGM SHIFT †% ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ %† THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER -SEEN-. %† ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ †%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†%†% ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE JUPITER EQUINOX* CONCERT IS PART OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A FESTIVAL IN BLACK TICKLE ARRANGED BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A GROUP CALLED EPICENTER OF LOVE. THERE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IS NO ENTRANCE BUT VISITORS ARE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EXPECTED TO HELP WITH MAINTENANCE. FOOD ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND DRINK IS SHARED. MANY BANDS ARE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLAYING OVER THE FOUR DAY COURSE OF THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FESTIVAL, AND THE STAGE IS OPEN BETWEEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SCHEDULED CONCERTS. JUPITER EQUINOX, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHILE AN UNKNOWN ACT, HAS A PRESTIGIOUS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ TIMESLOT AT EIGHT IN THE EVENING ON THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ THIRD DAY, WHICH IS FRIDAY. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ EIGHT IS ALSO WHEN THE PLANE USED TO ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#@#%†/-:¨¨ SPREAD THE AEROSOL LIFTS OFF. IT ¨¨:-/†%#@#
##@#%†/-:¨ ARRIVES AT THE FESTIVAL ABOUT A QUARTER ¨:-/†%#@##
#@#%†/-:¨¨ PAST, SOUND MASKED BY THE CONCERT. ¨¨:-/†%#@#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ AROUND WHEN THE FIRST WAVE OF ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ SELATENINE MUST HAVE REACHED THE ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ AUDIENCE, THE SONG COMES TO A TENSE BUT ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ QUIET MOVEMENT, AND THE LEAD SINGER ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WALKS TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHE SAYS, WITH A CRYSTALLINE VOICE: "I ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. I AM NOT A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HUMAN BEING. I AM NOT AN ANIMAL OR A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLANT. I HAVE BEEN SENT TO DELIVER A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MESSAGE TO YOU. A MESSAGE OF HOPE. YOU ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ARE NOT ALONE. THERE ARE OTHER BEINGS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN THE UNIVERSE. THERE IS LIFE OUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THERE, LIFE THAT IS REACHING OUT A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAND. AND IT'S TIME TO TAKE THAT HAND. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO REACH OUT TOWARD THAT HAND AND GRAB ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ IT IT. IT IS TIME TO COME HOME. YOU ARE ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ GOING HOME. YOU ARE GOING HOME." ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#@#%†/-:¨¨ THE SINGER STANDS THERE FOR A FEW ¨¨:-/†%#@#
##@#%†/-:¨ MOMENTS, HER HAND RAISED IN THE AIR, ¨:-/†%#@##
#@#%†/-:¨¨ BEFORE THE REST OF THE BAND KICKS IN ¨¨:-/†%#@#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ AND THE MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO. ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ THE CROWD ERUPTS. AND THEN SOMETHING ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ ELSE ERUPTS AS WELL. A CONCERT-GOER ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ DESCRIBES IT: "SUDDENLY, THE MUSIC ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SEAMS BROADER, MORE COLORFUL. I CAN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOMEHOW SEE IT, AND I FEEL THE OTHERS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SEEING IT, AND I SEE IT THROUGH THEIR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EYES AS WELL. MEANWHILE I'M DANCING, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND I CAN FEEL MY BODY AS I'VE NEVER ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DONE BEFORE, I AM AWARE OF EACH CELL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND EACH MOLECULE, ALL VIBRATING IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ UNISON. AND IT'S ALL GOING FASTER, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BUILDING UP TO SOMETHING, WAKING UP." ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PEOPLE START FORMING CIRCLES, HOLDING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ HANDS AND DANCING. SOME ARE CRYING. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ SOME ARE LAUGHING. SOME ARE SCREAMING. ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ AND THEN - A FLUTTER - AND SOMETHING ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#@#%†/-:¨¨ GIVES. A SHOCKWAVE OF REVERSING ¨¨:-/†%#@#
##@#%†/-:¨ POLARITY IN THE ETHER, AND LIKE ¨:-/†%#@##
#@#%†/-:¨¨ BUTTERFLIES GETTING HIT BY A BURST OF ¨¨:-/†%#@#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ WIND, THE THIRD EYE OPENS FOR EVERYONE ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ IN THE AUDIENCE. AND IT BECOMES A CHAIN ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ REACTION, QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS THE ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ FESTIVAL AREA. WITHIN SECONDS THERE IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A GLOBAL BLACKOUT. FESTIVAL GOERS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ REGAIN THEIR MEMORIES AROUND A WEEK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LATER, THOSE IN THE NEARBY TOWN OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BLACK TICKLE AFTER A FEW DAYS, IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MONTREAL FOR THE EVENING, THE REST OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AMERICA MAYBE AN HOUR. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND THUS, THE POPULATION OF EARTH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAS KIND OF LEFT IT'S MATERIALISTIC ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BASELINE, ONLY THAT MOST DO NOT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ REMEMBER IT. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
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@#%†/-:¨¨¨ %† * THERE'S AN INTERESTING ASPECT TO %† ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#@#%†/-:¨¨ †% THE "JUPITER EQUINOX" ACT. IT †% ¨¨:-/†%#@#
##@#%†/-:¨ %† SEEMS THERE WAS NEVER ANY %† ¨:-/†%#@##
#@#%†/-:¨¨ †% JUPITER EQUINOX CONCERTS BEFORE OR †% ¨¨:-/†%#@#
@#%†/-:¨¨¨ %† AFTER THE ONE IN BLACK TICKLE. THE %† ¨¨¨:-/†%#@
#%†/-:¨¨¨¨ †% LEAD SINGER (ALSO COLLOQUIALLY †% ¨¨¨¨:-/†%#
%†/-:¨¨¨¨¨ %† REFERRED TO AS JUPITER) SEEMED TO %† ¨¨¨¨¨:-/†%
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ †% IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEAR (FOR A LONG †% ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %† WHILE SHE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN %† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †% A CIA AGENT, BUT A LATER FOIA †% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %† RELEASE REFUTED THIS). FOR OBVIOUS %† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †% REASONS, MANY WERE LOOKING FOR ANY †% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %† TRACE OF THE BAND, BUT NONE %† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †% WERE FRUITFUL. †% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %† %† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †% RECENTLY, HOWEVER, SOME ATTENTION †% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %† HAS BEEN DRAWN TO JUNIPER HELDING, %† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †% A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD POP SINGER FROM †% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %† ENGLAND WHO HAS A VERY STRIKING %† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/
†/-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ †% SIMILARITY... †% ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-/†
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