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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. #¶¤§§^»^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^»^§§¤ 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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¨¨¨¨^»^§§¤ 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 ¶¤§§^»^¨¨¨
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¨^»^§§¤¶## MONTREAL FOR THE EVENING, THE REST OF ##¶¤§§^»^¨
¨¨^»^§§¤¶# AMERICA MAYBE AN HOUR. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #¶¤§§^»^¨¨
¨¨¨^»^§§¤¶ ¶¤§§^»^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^»^§§¤ AND THUS, THE POPULATION OF EARTH ¤§§^»^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^»^§§ HAS KIND OF LEFT IT'S MATERIALISTIC §§^»^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»^ 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 §§ #¶¤§§^»^¨¨
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¨¨¨^»^§§¤¶ §§ 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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