“I'd turn on the lights, but they're blown. I'd offer you a seat, but there isn't one. I'd offer you a drink from the minibar, but there doesn't appear to be one." "It certainly is basic."”
"Basic? It's a bloody cell!
In a Sunburned Country (US), Down Under (UK) (2000)
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