=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=
†=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ †*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†*†* ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=†
*†=~-¨¨¨¨¨ *† 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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