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           Theoldchestofdrawerswastooheavyforapairoffeeblewomentobeheavingabout,butGregorlistenedastheypusheditfromitsplace,hissisteralwaystakingontheheaviestpartoftheworkforherselfandignoringhermother’swarningsthatshewouldstrainherself.Thislastedaverylongtime.Afterlabouringatitforfifteenminutesormorehismothersaiditwouldbebettertoleavethechestwhereitwas,foronethingitwastooheavyforthemtogetthejobfinishedbeforeGregor’sfathergothomeandleavingitinthemiddleoftheroomitwouldbeinhiswayevenmore,andforanotherthingitwasn’tevensurethattakingthefurnitureawaywouldreallybeanyhelptohim.Shethoughtjusttheopposite;thesightofthebarewallssaddenedherrighttoherheart;andwhywouldn’tGregorfeelthesamewayaboutit,he’dbeenusedtothisfurnitureinhisroomforalongtimeanditwouldmakehimfeelabandonedtobeinanemptyroomlikethat.Then,quietly,almostwhisperingasifwantingGregor(whosewhereaboutsshedidnotknow)tohearnoteventhetoneofhervoice,asshewasconvincedthathedidnotunderstandherwords,sheadded“andbytakingthefurnitureaway,won’titseemlikewe’reshowingthatwe’vegivenupallhopeofimprovementandwe’reabandoninghimtocopeforhimself?Ithinkit’dbebesttoleavetheroomexactlythewayitwasbeforesothatwhenGregorcomesbacktousagainhe’llfindeverythingunchangedandhe’llbeabletoforgetthetimeinbetweenalltheeasier”.