,,,~†^§¤¶@                                          @¶¤§^†~,,,
,,~†^§¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤§^†~,,
,,,~†^§¤¶@                                          @¶¤§^†~,,,
,,,,~†^§¤¶                                          ¶¤§^†~,,,,
,,,~†^§¤¶@                                          @¶¤§^†~,,,
,,~†^§¤¶@# ^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§ #@¶¤§^†~,,
,,,~†^§¤¶@ §^  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...                     ^§ #@¶¤§^†~,,
,,,~†^§¤¶@ §^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^§^ @¶¤§^†~,,,
,,,,~†^§¤¶                                          ¶¤§^†~,,,,
,,,~†^§¤¶@                                          @¶¤§^†~,,,
,,~†^§¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤§^†~,,
,,,~†^§¤¶@                                          @¶¤§^†~,,,
,,,,~†^§¤¶                                          ¶¤§^†~,,,,