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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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