"Mr. President, rest assured, I absolutely will not track down the wrong person!"
Mike, the Black man, spoke as he reached into the bag behind him and produced a landline telephone. "This is the phone from the room where the incident occurred. Now, just watch this!"
Mike then pulled a cloth bundle from his coat and slowly unfolded it. Inside were copper-yellow steel spikes, each about a foot or two in length and as thick as an adult's index finger. To Valentine's astonishment, Mike snatched up one of the spikes, held it to his lips, and began to blow into it as if it were a balloon. With the slightest effort, the steel spike inflated just like a real balloon. After tying off the opening, Mike manipulated the spike with a few quick motions, instantly twisting it into the shape of a small dog.
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