HARRISONVILLE, Mo. -- In a small Missouri town, among the stately homes of a beloved neighborhood, a cottage sits proudly against the conventional local architecture, as if it were ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

You can find it on Pearl Street, just a few blocks from the revitalized downtown district of Harrisonville, in a neighborhood lined with mature trees and historic Colonial, Victorian and Craftsman properties that have graced the town's streets since the 1800s.

The home is quite impossible to miss. At first glance, it may appear as nothing more than a bright and quirky residence cared for by a pair of whimsical and free-spirited homeowners.

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But, if you look a little closer, you will realize the

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