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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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