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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 $†:~-.....
......-~:† selatenine must have reached the †:~-......
.......-~: audience, the song comes to a tense but :~-.......
........-~ quiet movement, and the lead singer ~-........
.........- walks to the front of the stage. -.........
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.......-~: she says, with a crystalline voice: "i :~-.......
......-~:† have something to tell you. i am not a †:~-......
.....-~:†$ 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 $†:~-.....
......-~:† unison. and it's all going faster, †:~-......
.......-~: building up to something, waking up." :~-.......
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.........- people start forming circles, holding -.........
........-~ hands and dancing. some are crying. ~-........
.......-~: some are laughing. some are screaming. :~-.......
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.....-~:†$ 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 $†:~-.....
......-~:† regain their memories around a week †:~-......
.......-~: later, those in the nearby town of :~-.......
........-~ black tickle after a few days, in ~-........
.........- montreal for the evening, the rest of -.........
........-~ america maybe an hour. . . . . . ~-........
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......-~:† and thus, the population of earth †:~-......
.....-~:†$ 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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