BANGKOK -- On a recent Saturday afternoon, a curious sound permeated the higher floors of the EmQuartier mall's circular ramps lined with posh eateries. The rhythmic enumerations of an auctioneer rang out until his gavel struck, coaxing higher numbers in Thai from a decidedly high-society group of bidders.
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