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2、hankyou.Lot663,then,ladiesandgentlemen:aposterforthishouse'sproductionof"Hannibal"byChalumeau.PORTERShowinghere.AUCTIONEERDoIhavetenfrancs?Fivethen.FiveIambid.Six,seven.Againstyou,sir,seven.Eight.Eightonce.Sellingtwice.Sold,toRaoul,VicomtedeChagny.Lot664:awoodenpistolandthreehumanskulls
3、fromthe1831productionof"RobertleDiable"byMeyerbeer.Tenfrancsforthis.Ten,thankyou.Tenfrancsstill.Fifteen,thankyou,sirFifteenIambid.Goingatfifteen.Yournumber,sir?665,ladiesandgentlemen:apapier-machemusicalbox,intheshapeofabarrel-organ.Attached,thefigureofamonkeyinPersianrobesplayingthecym
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6、redead?(AttentionreturnstotheAUCTIONEER,asheresumes)AUCTIONEERLot666,then:achandelierinpieces.SomeofyoumayrecallthestrangeaffairofthePhantomoftheOpera:amysteryneverfullyexplained.Wearetoldladiesandgentlemen,thatthisistheverychandelierwhichfiguresinthefamousdisaster.Ourworkshopshaveresto
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