Exhaustion and Official ContactEvery official contact drains K.'s strength and blurs the line between hope and despair.1Night Call to the Castlethe first night at the Bridge Inn2The Mayor's Paper Castleduring the visit to the village mayor3Freedom in the Frozen Yardafter Klamm's departure from the Castle Inn4Sleeping Through Bürgel's Offeraround four in the morning5Twelve Hours' Sleep and Aftermaththe evening after the corridor disaster