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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. ¨ ¨ ¨ §$^*-.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-*^$ $^*-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-*^ EIGHT IS ALSO WHEN THE PLANE USED TO ^*-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-* SPREAD THE AEROSOL LIFTS OFF. IT *-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-*^ ARRIVES AT THE FESTIVAL ABOUT A QUARTER ^*-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-*^$ 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 $^*-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-*^ HAS KIND OF LEFT IT'S MATERIALISTIC ^*-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-* BASELINE, ONLY THAT MOST DO NOT *-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-*^ REMEMBER IT. ^*-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-*^$ $^*-.¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨.-*^$§¶# $^ * 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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