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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. @@,,,,,,,,
,,,,,@@@,, ,@@,,,,,,,
,,,,,@,@@, 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." ,,,@@@,,,@
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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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