As Tina says, a doll [dummy/figure] made of wire 07:10 Jan 4, 2020
Some not-so-secret context: “This is what we call a detonator, dear,” he explained as his stubby finger gingerly tapped the refill. “At the end here, this is the bung, and fed into the bung you see the wires here. A little of the wire, he needs. The rest, what is spare, he packages it like this.” Producing a pair of wiresnippers, also from the briefcase, he cut each strand separately, leaving about eighteen inches still attached. Then, with a deft and practised gesture, he wound the spare wires into a neat dummy, complete with belt. Then he passed it to her to hold. “The little doll is what we call his signature. Sooner or later, everybody has a signature. That’s his.” ... Handing her the detonator, he looked on approvingly while she attached it to the circuit. When she had finished, he took what wire remained and, with a deft, almost unconscious movement, wound it like wool round the tips of his dead fingers, until he had made a little dummy. Then wound two strands horizontally for a belt.
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