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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. ##@&*%;~,¨
¨¨,~;%*&@# #@&*%;~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~;%*&@ @&*%;~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~;%*& %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* &*%;~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~;%* *% * 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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