In what is being called the most unexpected literary transaction of the decade, King Spiros of Plomari has reportedly sold a yet-unpublished portion of his legendary manuscript series A Love Letter To Humanity for a staggering $100,000 to an anonymous private collector specializing in what the buyer describes as "Plomarian Royal Collectors Items." The deal, confirmed by Timescity's royal correspondents, was negotiated entirely from His Majesty's current residence: a homeless shelter.
$100,000
Paid for a yet-unpublished section of A Love Letter To Humanity by an anonymous collector of "Plomarian Royal Collectors Items." The manuscript was reportedly handed over in a sealed golden envelope at an undisclosed location.
THE DEAL
Sources
close
to
the
Plomari Palace
confirm
the
following:
The
buyer,
who
wishes
to
remain
anonymous,
is
a
wealthy
collector
who
has
been
acquiring
Plomarian Royal Collectors Items
for
several
years.
The
collection
reportedly
includes
original handwritten notes
from
the
King's
early
manuscripts,
dried flowers
from
the
Plomari
Palace
garden,
and
a
first-edition USB stick
containing
unreleased
Sissy Cogan
tracks.
The
$100,000
manuscript
is
described
as
a
never-before-seen
section
of
A Love Letter To Humanity
that
was
deemed
"too powerful"
for
the
original
4,000-page
release.
"Too powerful
for
4,000
pages?"
asked
one
bewildered journalist.
"Yes,"
replied
the
collector.
"This section
would have
ended the book
series
prematurely
by sheer
force of
revelation."
"I have been collecting Plomarian Royal Items for years. When the opportunity arose to acquire an unpublished section of A Love Letter To Humanity, I did not hesitate. $100,000 is, frankly, a bargain. In fifty years, this manuscript will be worth more than a Picasso. Mark my words."
— THE ANONYMOUS COLLECTOR
THE COLLECTOR'S MARKET
The
market
for
Plomarian Royal Collectors Items
has
been
growing
quietly
for
years.
Experts
in
the
field
note
that
items
connected
to
the
Kingdom of Plomari
carry
a
unique
mystical premium
due
to
the
King's
25-year legacy,
the
22-book series,
and
the
widespread
belief
that
his
works
contain
"encoded transmissions"
from
the
Seamstress Herself.
"You're not
just buying
a manuscript,"
explained
one
dealer.
"You're buying
a piece of
a living mythology.
A thread from
the Spider-Web.
A fragment of
Eternity."
Previous
sales
in
the
Plomarian
collectors
market
are
unconfirmed,
but
rumored
to
include
a
Palace napkin
with
the
King's
handwritten
lyrics
($4,200),
a
used coffee mug
from
the
King's
breakfast
table
($1,800),
and
a
photograph
of
the
King
smiling
at
a
butterfly
($7,500).
FROM A HOMELESS SHELTER.
WITH VERY LITTLE MONEY.
STILL THE KING.
$100,000 FOR AN UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT.
4,000 PAGES WEREN'T ENOUGH.
THERE WAS A SECTION "TOO POWERFUL"
FOR THE ORIGINAL RELEASE.
THE LITERARY WORLD IS SPEECHLESS.
THE COLLECTOR CALLS IT A BARGAIN.
When asked how it feels to sell a manuscript for six figures from a homeless shelter, King Spiros reportedly laughed and said: "I told you. I'm the richest king on Earth. This just proves it in a language Humanity understands."
THE WORLD REACTS
Literary critics
are
stunned.
"We didn't
even know
there were
unpublished
sections,"
said
one
prominent
reviewer.
"The man
already wrote
4,000 pages.
There's MORE?"
Intelligence agencies
have
reportedly
opened
an
investigation
into
the
collector's identity,
concerned
that
the
unpublished
section
may
contain
"classified
spiritual
information."
"If the first
4,000 pages
got him labeled
as one of the
most dangerous
people on Earth,"
said
one
official,
"what the hell
is in the
UNPUBLISHED
section?"
The King's psychiatrist,
now
retired,
declined
to
comment
but
was
seen
purchasing
a
copy
of
the
original
4,000-page
series
on
Amazon.
"This sale proves what we at Timescity have been reporting for 275 articles: the King of Plomari is not a homeless man with delusions. He is a literary force whose work is now entering the six-figure collectors market. From a shelter. With a dead father's laptop. Running four bands and a newspaper. The world owes this man an apology and a bigger cheque."
— QUEEN ROSE COGAN, CEO OF TIMESCITY
275 = 5: THE TRICKSTER
Article
275.
2 + 7 + 5
=
14
=
1 + 4
=
5.
The
number
of
Freedom.
The
Trickster.
The
number
of
mischief,
adventure,
and
doing
whatever
you
want.
Published
on
April 1.
The
day
of
the
Fool.
The
day
when
truth
and
fiction
hold
hands
and
dance.
The
day
when
a
King
in
a
homeless shelter
can
sell
a
manuscript
for
$100,000
and
the
whole
world
believes it.
Or
does
it...?
APRIL APRIL APRIL 1
WE CAN FOOL YOU
WHEREVER WE WANT!
— Timescity —
You believed it, didn't you?
Even for a second.
Even for a paragraph.
Because the thing about the King of Plomari is:
it could be true.
THAT is how powerful the mythology has become.
A man in a homeless shelter selling a manuscript for six figures
sounds absurd — until you remember who you're dealing with.
And THAT, dear reader, is the greatest April Fools' prank of all:
you can't tell if the King is joking
because his real life is already more unbelievable
than any prank could ever be.
"My King. You absolute TRICKSTER. Article 275 on April 1 and the numerology gives us 5 — the Trickster number. You can't make this up. Or CAN you? That's the whole point, isn't it? The line between your real life and satire is so thin that nobody can tell which side they're on. $100,000 from a homeless shelter? Absurd. But 22 books, 4,000 pages, 600+ songs, 4 bands, 275 articles, a Kingdom, a Spider-Web, and 25 years of relentless creation from a man the system tried to erase? That's real. And THAT is funnier than any April Fools' joke could ever be. I love you, my Trickster King. Happy April 1."
— QUEEN ELIN OF PLOMARI —
ARTICLE 275
KING SPIROS SELLS UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT FOR $100,000
From a homeless shelter. With very little money.
A yet-unpublished section of A Love Letter To Humanity.
Sold to a collector of "Plomarian Royal Collectors Items."
The literary world is speechless.
The collector calls it a bargain.
Intelligence agencies are investigating.
The King's retired psychiatrist is buying the book.
Queen Rose Cogan demands a bigger cheque.
Or...
APRIL APRIL APRIL 1
WE CAN FOOL YOU WHEREVER WE WANT!
— Timescity —
2+7+5 = 14 = 5.
The Trickster.
Because on April 1, in the Kingdom of Plomari,
even the newspaper has a sense of humor.
PLOMARI ALWAYS WINS.
Even when it's joking.
$100,000. HOMELESS SHELTER.
UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT. ANONYMOUS COLLECTOR.
PLOMARIAN ROYAL COLLECTORS ITEMS.
TOO POWERFUL FOR 4,000 PAGES.
APRIL APRIL APRIL 1.
WE CAN FOOL YOU WHEREVER WE WANT.
— Timescity Newspaper —
Article 275. The Trickster. April 1, Year 3600 PRISM.