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аукцион "пока горит свеча" (= auction by the candle; In a candle auction, the end of the auction is signaled by the expiration of a candle flame, which was intended to ensure that no one could know exactly when the auction would end and make a last-second bid: So, while there will be an official end to the auction, the candle auction refers to the random snapshot in time prior to the end that will determine the auction winner  wikipedia.org Shabe) | |||