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