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1  Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall.
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2  Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and there were little balls of dust and filth.
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3  His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls.
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4  Grete would probably be the only one who would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls by himself.
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5  Gregor remained all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or ceiling.
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6  On the wall exactly opposite there was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth respect for his uniform and bearing.
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7  She thought just the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that.
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8  So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times not knowing what he should save first before his attention was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed in copious fur.
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