Cheese Curls, Going Once, Going Twice
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"What do I Hear...?"
Auctioneer Kirk Williams, the operator of Col. Kirk's Auction Gallery, seeks bids at a grocery auction in Dallas, Pennsylvania, one of many such auctions that have sprung up in the months since the American economy began to sour.
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