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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... †@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
†*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ @†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@†@† ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*†
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