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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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