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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. ,~«*†@#¶@@
¶@@@†«~~,, ,,~~«†@@@¶
##†††««~,, 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. †@ ,~«*†@#¶@#
¶¶@@@†*«~, @† @† ,~«*†@@@¶¶
@@¶#@†*«~, †@ 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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