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           "Withherhandlaidflatonherlowerhip,shemadeatouraroundtheroom.Atthematwherethephotographswereshestopped."Lookatthis!"shecried."Myphotographsreallyhavebeenputinthewrongplaces.Oh,that’shorrible.Someonereallyhasbeeninmyroomwithoutpermission."K.nodded,andquietlycursedKaminerwhoworkedathisbankandwhowasalwaysactivedoingthingsthathadneitherusenorpurpose."Itisodd,"saidMissBürstner,"thatI’mforcedtoforbidyoutodosomethingthatyououghttohaveforbiddenyourselftodo,namelytocomeintomyroomwhenI’mnothere.""ButIdidexplaintoyou,"saidK.,andwentovertojoinherbythephotographs,"thatitwasn’tmewhointerferedwithyourphotographs;butasyoudon’tbelievemeI’llhavetoadmitthattheinvestigatingcommitteebroughtalongthreebankemployeeswiththem,oneofthemmusthavetouchedyourphotographsandassoonasIgetthechanceI’llasktohavehimdismissedfromthebank.Yes,therewasaninvestigatingcommitteehere,"addedK.,astheyoungladywaslookingathimenquiringly."Becauseofyou?"sheasked."Yes,"answeredK."No!"theladycriedwithalaugh."Yes,theywere,"saidK.,"youbelievethatI’minnocentthen,doyou?""Wellnow,innocent..."saidthelady,"Idon’twanttostartmakinganypronouncementsthatmighthaveseriousconsequences,Idon’treallyknowyouafterall,itmeansthey’redealingwithaseriouscriminaliftheysendaninvestigatingcommitteestraightouttogethim.