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@$$:»-¨¨¨¨ $$ in the sixties. the central $$ ¨¨¨¨-»:$$@
#¤¤$$$:»-¨ $$ intelligence agency "cia" release $$ ¨-»:$$$¤¤#
##@¤$$:»-¨ $$ aerosolized selatenine over a $$ ¨-»:$$¤@##
@¤$»-¨¨¨¨¨ $$ jupiter equinox concert, creating $$ ¨¨¨¨¨-»$¤@
@¤$::-¨¨¨¨ $$ the largest secret paradigm shift $$ ¨¨¨¨-::$¤@
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¤$:--¨¨¨¨¨ 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." ¨-»:$$¤@##
##@¤$$:»-¨ ¨-»:$$¤@##
@¤$:-¨¨¨¨¨ people start forming circles, holding ¨¨¨¨¨-:$¤@
##@¤$$:»-¨ 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. ¨-»:$$¤@##
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#¤¤$$»-¨¨¨ $$ the "jupiter equinox" act. it $$ ¨¨¨-»$$¤¤#
@$$$»»-¨¨¨ $$ seems there was never any $$ ¨¨¨-»»$$$@
##@¤$$:»-¨ $$ jupiter equinox concerts before or $$ ¨-»:$$¤@##
###@$$:»-¨ $$ after the one in black tickle. the $$ ¨-»:$$@###
##@¤$$:»-¨ $$ lead singer (also colloquially $$ ¨-»:$$¤@##
##@¤$$:»-¨ $$ referred to as jupiter) seemed to $$ ¨-»:$$¤@##
#@¤¤$$:»-¨ $$ immediately disappear (for a long $$ ¨-»:$$¤¤@#
##@¤$$:»-¨ $$ while she was thought to have been $$ ¨-»:$$¤@##
#@$:-¨¨¨¨¨ $$ a cia agent, but a later foia $$ ¨¨¨¨¨-:$@#
@¤$$$»»-¨¨ $$ release refuted this). for obvious $$ ¨¨-»»$$$¤@
¤¤¤$$$:»-¨ $$ reasons, many were looking for any $$ ¨-»:$$$¤¤¤
#¤$$:»-¨¨¨ $$ trace of the band, but none $$ ¨¨¨-»:$$¤#
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¤$:»--¨¨¨¨ $$ recently, however, some attention $$ ¨¨¨¨--»:$¤
#¤$$:»»»-¨ $$ has been drawn to juniper helding, $$ ¨-»»»:$$¤#
@¤¤$$$:»-¨ $$ a sixteen year old pop singer from $$ ¨-»:$$$¤¤@
¤$$::-¨¨¨¨ $$ england who has a very striking $$ ¨¨¨¨-::$$¤
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