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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." ....=†^*§¶
§*^†=..... .....=†^*§
*^†=...... 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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