And the day finally arrived. We had been to meet them the day before, but
there could be no preparation for the feelings that followed. Anticipation.
Excitement. Nausea.
Impulse buys are strange
things. They can go one of two
ways. Time will tell.
There was a concentrated
atmosphere around the hall. An
unconcealed competition. A rivalry. It felt risky. Edgy.
Unnerving.
I could hear the adrenaline
building. Slowly, but surely. As the lot numbers increased, and we
approached.
My luck was in. I had only a commission bid to contend
with. And then it was over. I held up my paddle: 479.
I won! I won!
I will take delivery of the piano
that is new to me in the new year.
Life is like a piano.
What you get out of it depends on how you play it.
Tom Lehrer
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