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Butterfly Man Stage, As Music Found At, The 2019 Burning Man, Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

Steam
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The Butterfly Man Stage featured a huge man's face as part of a tree trunk, with green knotted fabric as leaves. The face emitted steam to create a localized fog.

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DJ And Guest
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A DJ sat atop the head and peered over the edge to see dancers below. Above the DJ, a guest sat among branches.

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Butterflies
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Butterflies decorated the face of the tree trunk man. Notice how the man's eyes were empty.

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Hammock
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A hammock hung next to the tree trunk face. And just beyond the hammock was a stack of loudspeakers.

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Position
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A view of the Butterfly Man Stage in context with the rest of the fair.

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Sat In Hammock
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A person sat in the hammock and watched the fake butterfly not move.

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At Night
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The Butterfly Man Stage lit up at night and was surrounded by barely visible dancers.

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