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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.  .  .  . §^-~......
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....~-^§£& 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. §^-~......
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........~- 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." ..........
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........~- PEOPLE  START FORMING  CIRCLES,  HOLDING -~........
.......~-^ HANDS  AND  DANCING.  SOME  ARE  CRYING. ^-~.......
......~-^§ SOME ARE  LAUGHING. SOME  ARE SCREAMING. §^-~......
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....~-^§£& 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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.......... 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.                    §£ ..........
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.......... §£ 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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