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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 $†*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*† AMERICA MAYBE AN HOUR. , , , , , †*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ AND THUS, THE POPULATION OF EARTH ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, HAS KIND OF LEFT IT'S MATERIALISTIC ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ BASELINE, ONLY THAT MOST DO NOT ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* REMEMBER IT. *~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,~*†$££ $† * 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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