Springsteen has been faulted for taking himself too seriously, and the microworld around him takes him so seriously that to an outsider it can occasionally seem like a cocoon of piety.

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The cabin felt like a design cocoon of fine materials, leather, metals and woods.

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"It's almost like being in a cocoon, " says James Dahl, partner at hedge fund Rock Creek Capital.

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