Less than an hour after the four strangers check into their respective wings, they receive calls from a mysterious caller
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A call from the cocky educated Nigerian
The four strangers receive a call Less than an hour after the four strangers check into their respective wings, they receive calls from a mysterious caller who only identifies himself as 'the guide'. Professor Kimani is the first to receive the call. The guide's role, as he puts it, is to make the mission of the four strangers a success. Professor Kimani guesses that the mysterious man is a Nigerian from the way he stresses every stressed syllable. A cocky educated Nigerian! Kimani observes. Stylistic devices The imagery of the "African night" falling "like a heavy rain of ink" is evocative, symbolising both the literal darkness and the metaphorical obscurity surrounding Professor Kimani's situation as one of the four strangers. The locked briefcase serves as a symbol of hidden knowledge that has restricted access. A dialogue has also been used between Professor Kimani and the mysterious caller. It is terse and direct, reflecting the tension between the…
