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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." ,,,,,,,,,~
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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. , , , , , ,,,~\*¤§¶#
¶§¤*\~,,,, ,,,,~\*¤§¶
§¤*\~,,,,, 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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