"Where the hell did you get that Senator?"

"There was an auction," he smiled like some venomous serpent. "It is a fine addition to my collection."

"Next you are going to tell me you have the Spear of Destiny squirreled away somewhere."

"I wish," he said chewing his lip in an almost sexual way. "No that little distinction is held by someone else at this little soirée. Does that surprise you?"

"Yes and no, the fact that it actually exists does surprise me. The fact that someone here owns it doesn't surprise me one bit. It's like owning a Faberge Egg except it reputedly pierced the body of Christ."

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