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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«. *† ........«/
†/«....... †*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†* .......«/†
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#*†/«..... 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." .....«/†*#
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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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