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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... †$ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$†$† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=: :=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:† †:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨