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HearingthesewordsfromhismothermadeGregorrealisethatthelackofanydirecthumancommunication,alongwiththemonotonouslifeledbythefamilyduringthesetwomonths,musthavemadehimconfused—hecouldthinkofnootherwayofexplainingtohimselfwhyhehadseriouslywantedhisroomemptiedout.Hadhereallywantedtotransformhisroomintoacave,awarmroomfittedoutwiththenicefurniturehehadinherited?Thatwouldhavelethimcrawlaroundunimpededinanydirection,butitwouldalsohavelethimquicklyforgethispastwhenhehadstillbeenhuman.Hehadcomeveryclosetoforgetting,andithadonlybeenthevoiceofhismother,unheardforsolong,thathadshakenhimoutofit.Nothingshouldberemoved;everythinghadtostay;hecouldnotdowithoutthegoodinfluencethefurniturehadonhiscondition;andifthefurnituremadeitdifficultforhimtocrawlaboutmindlesslythatwasnotalossbutagreatadvantage.
Hissister,unfortunately,didnotagree;shehadbecomeusedtotheidea,notwithoutreason,thatshewasGregor’sspokesmantohisparentsaboutthethingsthatconcernedhim.Thismeantthathismother’sadvicenowwassufficientreasonforhertoinsistonremovingnotonlythechestofdrawersandthedesk,asshehadthoughtatfirst,butallthefurnitureapartfromtheall-importantcouch.
