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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." ¨¨¨:«/§¤@#
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¤§/«:¨¨¨¨¨ 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. §* ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ *§ *§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §* 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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