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¨¨&¨¨&¨&&& *£ 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. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨
&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨& &&&&¨&&&&&
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¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨ SPREAD THE AEROSOL LIFTS OFF. IT &&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨
¨&¨&¨¨¨&&¨ ARRIVES AT THE FESTIVAL ABOUT A QUARTER ¨¨&¨&&&&¨¨
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&&&¨¨&&&¨¨ SELATENINE MUST HAVE REACHED THE ¨¨&&¨&&¨&¨
&¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨ AUDIENCE, THE SONG COMES TO A TENSE BUT ¨¨&¨&&¨&&&
¨&¨&&&&¨&& QUIET MOVEMENT, AND THE LEAD SINGER ¨¨&&&¨&&¨¨
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¨¨&&&&¨&&& 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 ¨¨&¨&¨&&&¨
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¨¨&&&¨¨&&¨ TO REACH OUT TOWARD THAT HAND AND GRAB ¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& IT IT. IT IS TIME TO COME HOME. YOU ARE ¨&¨&¨¨¨&&&
¨&&&¨&&&&& GOING HOME. YOU ARE GOING HOME." &&&&&¨¨&¨¨
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&&¨&&&&&¨¨ 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 &¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
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¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ EYES AS WELL. MEANWHILE I'M DANCING, &&¨&¨¨&&&&
&&¨&&&&&&& AND I CAN FEEL MY BODY AS I'VE NEVER ¨¨&&&¨&¨¨¨
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&¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ UNISON. AND IT'S ALL GOING FASTER, ¨¨&¨&&&¨&&
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¨¨&¨¨&¨&&& HANDS AND DANCING. SOME ARE CRYING. ¨&¨&&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&¨&&&¨¨ SOME ARE LAUGHING. SOME ARE SCREAMING. ¨&&&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ &&¨¨&¨&&¨¨
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¨¨&¨¨&&&&¨ 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 ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨&
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ 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 ¨&¨¨&&&¨¨&
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¨¨&&¨¨&¨&& ¨¨¨&&&¨&&&
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&&&&&&&¨¨& HAS KIND OF LEFT IT'S MATERIALISTIC ¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨
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¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&& REMEMBER IT. &¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨
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&&&¨¨&&&¨¨ *£ 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 £* ¨¨¨&&&¨¨&&
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&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ *£ REASONS, MANY WERE LOOKING FOR ANY *£ ¨&&&¨&&¨¨¨
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&¨¨&&&&¨¨¨ *£ WERE FRUITFUL. *£ ¨¨&¨&¨&&&¨
&&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ £* £* &¨&&&&&¨¨&
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¨&&&¨&&&&& *£ A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD POP SINGER FROM *£ &&&&&¨¨&¨¨
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