He then attempts to move the upper part of his body, which turns out to be easier, but then realizes that falling out of bed like that would injure his head. Unable to control his numerous legs, Gregor instead attempts to move the bottom part of his body out of bed, but this part of his body turns out to be the most difficult to move and is also the most sensitive to pain. As Gregor's sister attempts to come into his room, he is glad for his habit of locking all his doors. Realizing that he is still home, his father and sister also begin calling him through the doors, so Gregor tells them that he is getting up, trying to control the change in his voice, which he believes to indicate the start of a cold. At this point Gregor's mother begins to call to him, and as he answers her he senses that his voice is changing. In any case, Gregor feels well, if a little drowsy, and saw no reason why he couldn't go to work. He would certainly be late for work, which would create a scandal, but it would seem suspicious if he called in sick since he had never been sick in the five years he'd worked there. train, Gregor realizes that it is past 6:30 and he must have missed the alarm. His chief is overly tyrannical and Gregor would gladly have quit the job a long time ago if he didn't have to support his parents, who owe his chief a substantial debt. He goes back to thinking about his job and how much he hates getting up early. Then, finding an itch on his stomach, Gregor attempts to scratch it but dislikes the sensation. He hates the traveling, the worrying, and the fact that none of the acquaintances he makes are ever anything more than that. Gregor then begins thinking about his job as a traveling salesman. Wanting to go back to sleep, Gregor realizes that he cannot turn over on his side, which is the only position he can sleep in. His attention is quickly distracted as he observes his room, noting its small size and seeing on the wall a picture of a woman he had clipped out of a magazine and framed. After examining his new physiology, complete with numerous thin legs, a hard back, and a segmented belly, he wonders only momentarily what has happened to him. Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect.
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