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It was a completely different world! Everything around was strange. It seems to be the same as

in the human’s world, maybe even made of the same material, but it was absolutely different, absolutely unusual.

The first unusual thing was that everything constantly changed its color: the trees, the sun, the sky and the ocean. Color changed in all of its aspects, in all the material things around, even in the small parts of the whole thing. For example, a tree might have leaves of different colors, the waves in the ocean might be of different colors, and after a little while the color changed.

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I was lying on the sand under the warm sun. My legs were washed by cool refreshing waves from time to time. The sky played the rainbow of colors. The warm wind blew tender and smooth.

When I sat and looked behind, I saw a cat and an owl sitting under the palm tree. The Cat was blue and it was barely glowing with the green light. The Owl was green and, just like a cat, glowed a little, but not with green, with the blue light. They were sitting and reading a book, when I approached and asked:

– What should I do?

They looked at me, then looked at each other and then said:

– We do not know. Sit down with us, if you want.

I sat down beside them and asked:

– Where are we? What sea is this, what ocean it is in?

– We’re here, we’re just here where we like to be, – said Owl.

– And we do not know the name of this sea or ocean, we just like it, the ocean is magnificent without any names – said Cat.

For a few moments I was thinking about it, looking at the horizon, where sky and sea merge:

– And where shall I go now? – I asked.

Cat grabbed the basket, took out three cardboard cups, one he gave the Owl, and the other to me:

– Iced coffee. Better drink until the ice has melted.

Owl sipped coffee through a straw, and said:

– Go aimlessly, go where the your legs want to go. And never think where you are and which route to choose. Your heart will lead you just to the right place.

– Well, then I shall go – I replied with uncertainty.

– Just go and have no fears that you can get lost or you will come not in the place you wanted. Know it and be sure, you will come just to the right place, – said Cat. – Come to visit us tonight, if there is a wish to.

I started to go, without knowing where. There were many strange creatures around me, so many, and so different! There were creatures very similar to humans, and maybe were, it wasn’t clear. However they all seemed to be very friendly and cheerful. Some were laughing, some smiled to me, passing by, some were even winking or making a gesture that apparently meant greeting or saying “hi”, sometimes I could understand the language they spoke, sometimes I couldn’t.

Everything around was so amazing and interesting, but uncertain and mysterious at the same moment.

I began to wonder:

“They all live here and they’re just like me, they do not know how they got here? If they live here, how do they live, and where?”

I walked around a very strange city. It was similar to my own they were houses, shops and cafes around.

I imagined the house where I live here. Then I thought with regret that I have no home in this place, I just have nowhere to go. I sat on a bench in the shade of a large strange tree, and began to drink my cold coffee. It was delicious, refreshing me after walking under the sun. I leaned on the tree, and observed the world around.

Soon I noticed Cat with Owl and two other creatures with them, looked like like scarecrows approached me. They were talking and laughing. They saw me, stopped and Cat, still smiling, immediately introduced us to each other:

– Oh! This is Erk and they are Funny Scarecrows.

The cat, smiling even wider, looked at Owl and said to her:

– Hmm!

– Hmm… Nice to meet you – I said softly.

One of the Scarecrows said:

– We are a bit in a hurry, going to the protest meeting against the pink colour. We do not want the leaves or the waves to be pink, even for a moment. This is not right! And we want to invite you with us.

– I like the pink slips on trees! – Said the Owl cheerfully. – Thank you, we will go to do business.

– Goodbye then! If you want come to drink fruit juices, in the evening! – Said Funny Scarecrow and fled away.

– Well, we must go, – said Cat.

– I’m sorry – I said them, turning a bit upset. – I have nowhere to go, I don’t have a home here…

– Try to imagine you do, imagine there it is, what it looks like inside and out, – said Owl.

– Yes, imagine the house not the one where you want to live, the house where you are leaving right now, – said Cat.

– Hmm… I see. But I do not know if it is really here, and if so, where is it – I questioned my new friends.

– That is why you are sad now, – answered Owl. – You imagined everything, but you had some doubts. Be sure and know: the house exists, go home, and don’t worry about it. Just come to dinner In the evening, I’m sure, you’ll have no wish to cook something today, I suppose you’ve got a lot of questions to ask.

They gave me a bizarre bottle with tasty drink and gone.

I finished my coffee, put the cup in the trash bin, looked like a small robot, and walked straight ahead, without even thinking where.