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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.  .  .  . #@&$^^«,..
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....,«^^$& EIGHT IS  ALSO  WHEN  THE  PLANE USED TO &$^^«,....
.....,«^^$ SPREAD   THE  AEROSOL  LIFTS   OFF.   IT $^^«,.....
......,«^^ ARRIVES AT THE FESTIVAL ABOUT A  QUARTER ^^«,......
.......,«^ PAST,  SOUND  MASKED   BY  THE  CONCERT. ^«,.......
........,« AROUND   WHEN   THE   FIRST    WAVE   OF «,........
........., SELATENINE   MUST   HAVE   REACHED   THE ,.........
........,« AUDIENCE, THE SONG  COMES TO A TENSE BUT «,........
.......,«^ QUIET  MOVEMENT,  AND  THE  LEAD  SINGER ^«,.......
......,«^^ WALKS  TO   THE  FRONT   OF  THE  STAGE. ^^«,......
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....,«^^$& 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, $^^«,.....
......,«^^ AND I CAN  FEEL  MY BODY AS  I'VE  NEVER ^^«,......
.......,«^ DONE BEFORE,  I AM  AWARE  OF EACH  CELL ^«,.......
........,« AND  EACH  MOLECULE,  ALL  VIBRATING  IN «,........
........., UNISON.   AND  IT'S  ALL  GOING  FASTER, ,.........
........,« BUILDING  UP  TO  SOMETHING, WAKING UP." «,........
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......,«^^ PEOPLE START  FORMING  CIRCLES,  HOLDING ^^«,......
.....,«^^$ 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.  .  .  .  .  . $^^«,.....
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...,«^^$&@ 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.                    ^$ @&$^^«,...
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.....,«^^$ ^$  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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