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There was once a boy who wanted a bicycle. “Not just any bicycle,” he thought. He needed one that would take him on adventures to faraway places. A bicycle that would take him through the sky to the nearest star where great princesses lived. He imagined a great and brave quest. He would lay under the almond tree dreaming of these things.

One day an old woman hobbled past. He heard her approach, so he opened his eyes and looked at her. She stopped and looked at him. “I saw your dreams and I know them,” she said. He looked away ashamed of his vulnerability, but inside her cloak was a red bicycle. The boy’s shame was turned to delight, but at what price? “No money,” she said, “but your life now will not be your own.” He nodded, for he longed for this a long time. The old woman continued on.

The boy took his red bicycle and peddled and peddled. Though some days were tiring and other days weak, most days were filled with joy – the joy of doing what one was made to do – a fulfillment and a familiarity.

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from The Boy and the Firefly, released July 2, 2008

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The Damsels in Distress Springfield, Missouri

The Damsels in Distress started in Springfield, MO in 2006. The music sounds like two people who wrote songs influenced by 80's and 90's punk/rock/lofi using an array of instruments.

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