![]() ![]() ![]() His sister returns, throws away everything he didn't eat, and leaves, while Gregor hides under the couch despite the discomfort (his body is swollen from eating) in order to spare her the unpleasantness of having to see all of him. She leaves and Gregor comes out, discovering that he cannot eat fresh food at all, but only the spoiled cheese and vegetables. Instead, she brings various items to see which of them he will eat. ![]() Gregor's sister comes in and, seeing he is under the sofa, takes away the milk. He considers that he must do his best to help the family deal with the current predicament. Realizing that he feels uncomfortable in the center of his room, Gregor climbs under the couch. He hears the doors to his room being opened and quickly shut, and decides to try to persuade someone to come in the next time this happens, but the doors are kept locked now and no one will enter. Gregor notices that his father is not reading the paper out loud to the family as usual and there is complete silence in the apartment. He discovers, however, that he finds milk repulsive and cannot drink it. Suddenly Gregor smells food, which his sister had left for him, near the door and moves toward it, discovering that it contains bread floating in milk, which used to be his favorite drink. He realizes that his body is badly bruised from being shoved through the door earlier that day. At twilight Gregor wakes up, believing that he heard the noise of someone entering and leaving his room. ![]()
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