¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«: :«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:^ ^:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«:^§ §^:«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«:^§& &§^:«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«:^§&# #&§^:«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«:^§&## ^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§ ##&§^:«,¨¨
¨,«:^§&### §^ 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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