Each paragraph in the story contains a doubled word. Usually it's a "typo," but one is legitimately repeated in dialogue:
- I do do have to stay at a lot of really lousy B&Bs.
- Eventually I turned off of of the highway...
- I should put put the lack of wheelchair accessibility...
- Furniture had been pushed pushed into corners...
- I didn't even even know if the noises...
- I've stayed in a lot lot of lousy B&Bs...
- Eventually he got got to the front door...
- I noticed a a shiny spot on the floor...
- "No, no. I'm supposed to be..."
- I heard the crash of glass glass shattering...
- ...at this point I didn't even even care.
- I didn't see any reason reason to lie.
The first letter of each repeated word spells the answer, DOPPELGANGER.
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