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Today we have three pieces up for auction and please remember that all costs will be above your bid. If you wish to make a special request for the handling of your property, inform us right after the auction has concluded. Up first is a piece that is rather unique to this auction house. We are not use to auctioning off technological statements. For those not up front, I refer you to the screen above my head. Now, the first piece is a mock of The Creation of Adam. As you can see, man has replaced God and a robot has replaced Adam. According to the author, this is a social comment on how mankind plays God by trying to create Artificial Intelligence. As you can see, the piece covers the entire right bicep. As for the author, his name is Michael Raynes, he is 45 and has stage four lung, liver, and spleen cancer. The bicep can be displayed either flat or formed to an arm display. Shall we start the bidding at 10,000.00? Do I hear ten?

Ten.

Twelve fifty.

Fifteen.

We have fifteen. Do I hear twenty?

Twenty.

Twenty-five.

Fifty.

My word, the bid is 50,000.00 from Mr. Fortunado. Do I hear sixty?

Sixty.

Sixty-five.

Seventy.

I have seventy. Do I hear seventy-five.

How long until Mr. Raynes passes?

He has asked to go peacefully. Once the funds have been verified and transferred into his wife’s account, he will be given an overdose of morphine. Be assured that this method has been used many times and will in no way damage the piece. Now, the bid was seventy. Do I hear seventy-five?

Seventy-five.

Ninety.

Ninety from Mr. Fortunado.

One hundred.

A hundred and five.

One fifty.

The bid is 150,000.00 from Mr. Fortunado. Do I hear One seventy-five? No. One fifty going once.

I have a bid for 250,000.00 from overseas.

The bid is two fifty. Going once. Going twice. And sold to the overseas bidder. Please inform the bidder that once the removal and preservation process is finished, we will send the piece.

No. My client says that a plane will be waiting for Mr. Raynes and his family to take them to the Vatican free of charge, where the winner hopes that Mr. Raynes will not commit suicide.

Mr. Raynes?

I don’t know about not ending it peacefully, but I accept the offer.

Mr. Raynes, the plane will be waiting for you and your family when you are ready to head to the buyer. My client wishes you to consider his offer of a peaceful end without suicide; he believes that it will tarnish your legacy and soul.

Again, I promise only to consider it. But I will discuss it with my wife and two children that is all I can guarantee.

My client thanks you for this consideration given your health and the circumstances.

Now, moving on, next up for bid are two pieces. The first is already on display. You can see that the piece consists of two Chinese flying dragons. Each tail begins just under one of the breasts and loops up around the side. They intertwine on the collar bone and the heads finish on the opposite breast. As you can see, their heads land on the peeks of her breast with their teeth nipping around the areolas. Additionally, one dragon has red scales and the other as blue with their eyes the other color. The author is a 55 year old woman, who has suffered severe depression since her husband died 8 months ago. Once the auctions are done, she is planning a peaceful way out as well, but of her choosing. She promises that neither of her pieces will be damaged in the process.

Yes, Mr. Fortunado, you have a question?

Is the last piece from her as well?

Yes. Please turn. As you can see, the second piece is on her back. It is a rather large Siberian White Tiger stretching forwards down her back. The tiger is surrounded by tribe symbols from various cultures and one Chinese symbol meaning …

Strength.

Mrs. Wainwright has explained that the symbol means strength. Since I do not speak Chinese, I will have to take her word on this matter. Now, if we can return to the first piece up for auction. The bidding for this elaborate piece is 100,000.00. Do I hear one hundred?

One hundred.

One ten.

One fifty.

Two fifty.

The bid is two fifty from Mr. Fortunado. Do I hear three?

Three.

Three fifty.

Four.

Five.

The bid is now half a million. Do I hear six?

Two and half million … for both pieces.

Oh my, one moment to confer to with the author.

I agree.

How would you be distributing the funds, Mr. Fortunado.

Depending on how the bidding continues on the current piece, either between eight to a million, the second one is the bid for the rest.

The current bid is eight for the first piece. Going once. Going twice. And the set is sold to Mr. Fortunado. This concludes our auctions for today.

Mrs. Wainwright, I require your upper torso cast for my display. I wish to display it as … what is that one your left arm?

A butterfly tattoo.

It is nice.

And not for sale.

Why not?

I will take it to my grave like my husband took his.

There is no way I can talk you out of this? It’s a remarkable piece, looks almost real.

I’m sorry.

Well, the funds have been transferred and your kids’ futures are now secure. When are you going to finish the process so I can obtain my property?

After your casting, I need one day to say goodbye and then you will have the pieces the following day. Is there a place you wish me to finish, so that your preservers can get at the pieces immediately?

I thought you would have done that already. Well, what is your means?

Always wanted to try drugs.

I see … there is a common house downtown where they carry legal overdoses for any narcotic you wish. Just make sure the paperwork is filled out.

See you in two days.