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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. . . . ........-=
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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. ......-=*†
&†*=-..... .....-=*†&
&&†*=-.... 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. ........-=
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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. . . . . . .-=*†&&###
##&&†*=-.. ..-=*†&&##
#&&†*=-... 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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