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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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