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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~. ¤= #@@@¤=†~,¨
¨,~†=¤@@@@ =¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤=¤ @@@@¤=†~,¨
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¨,~†=¤@@@# 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. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @¤¤=†††~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=@ 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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