Grete Samsa was playing the violin when she heard it. The sound was clearly coming from Gregor's room which deeply disturbed her. Her first thought was that it had clumsily dropped something on the floor, but then she recalled that all the furniture had been removed.
Gregor Samsa lay on the floor of his room, staring upwards, unable to get back up. What prevented this was his heavy outer shell and the excruciating pain on his back. He thought this was unusual since falling had never hurt him like this. …
