§$\=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=\$§
$\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\$
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §$ 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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