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You hear Abdul singing softly as he moves some boxes and items in the back room. You decide to look around in the store. As you rummage through some of the antiques, you hear the door open and the bells chime. You see a rather old man walk in with another younger but trim looking fellow. The older man had a trimmed, white beard and a genial looking face. His white hair on top was slightly receding but still full. He wore a nice black suite underneath his raincoat, which the young man removed and draped over his arm. Like yourself, the old man had a growing belly on his helps but nothing as big as yours. The younger man wore some sunglasses and looked sternly around.
You pretended not to notice and continue looking through the different items in the office. You notice both men walking to the back of the office. You walk over to the door to see the older man talking with Abdul in a soft voice.
"Hey Abdul!", you say with a short wave of your hand. Both men look at you in slight surprise. Abdul's face brightens.
"Oh John! Great to see you. I had a customer here interested in seeing the lamp I have here".
"Well, specifically the lamp from Turkey I read about", the older man said with a large smile and deeper voice. You could see that he had a few rings filled with diamonds on his hands. His guard stood silently by as he talked.
"Well you won't have trouble in this shop. You are?"
"Richard Banks. Not the most likely person to be around here. But the countryside has been a beautiful sight to see!". Richard shook your hand eagerly.
Abdul poured some tea for the man, "No problem at all. That lamp has been here for a few years. Came from a trader I know very well"
Richard sat down as his guard stood behind him, "That so? I wondered how you came across such an item".
Abdul begins to recount the story of the trader to Richard in great detail. As he finished, Abdul motions to you, "Can you pick up the lamp in the back? I can show him what I'm talking about easier that way".
"Sure, give me a sec". John begins walking to the side of the store where lots of ornate pots and other metal objects were packed to the ceiling. You come to a portion of the isle where you see a bronze looking lamp on the table.
What happens next?
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