¨¨,~/^%# ##&%^/~,¨¨
¨,~/^%## ###&%^/~,¨
¨¨,~/^%# ##&%^/~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~/^% #&%^/~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~/^%& &%^/~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~/^% ^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^% %^/~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~/^%& %^ 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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