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Eventually they put Reacher in a car and drove him to a motel a mile away, where the night clerk gave him a room, which had all the features Reacher expected, because he had seen such rooms a thousand times before.  There was a raucous through-the-wall heater, which would be too noisy to sleep with, which would save the owner money on electricity.  There were low watt light bulbs in all the fixtures, likewise.  There was a low-pile carpet that after cleaning would dry in hours, so the room could rent again the same day.  Not that the carpet would be cleaned often.  It was dark and patterned and ideal for concealing stains.  As was the bedspread.  No doubt the shower would be weak and strangled, and the towels thin, and the soap small, and the shampoo cheap.  The furniture was made of wood, all dark and bruised, and the television set was small and old, and the curtains were gray with grime.
-Lee Child,  Never Go Back