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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. ¤¤==~~~~:¨
¨:~:=§¤@@# #@@¤§=:~:¨
¨:~:=§¤@@@ 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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