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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. . . . @.@.@.@.@.
@.@..@..@. @.@.@.@.@.
@.@.@@.@@. 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." @.@.@.@.@.
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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. @.@.@.@.@.
@.@..@..@. @.@.@.@.@.
@.@.@@.@@. 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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