..,»**¤§@# #@§¤**»,..
.,»**¤§@## ##@§¤**»,.
..,»**¤§@# #@§¤**»,..
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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. **»,......
.......,»* *»,.......
......,»** **»,......
.....,»**¤ *¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤*¤ ¤**»,.....
....,»**¤§ ¤* * 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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