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           Hecouldalreadyhardlyfeelthedecayedappleinhisbackortheinflamedareaaroundit,whichwasentirelycoveredinwhitedust.Hethoughtbackofhisfamilywithemotionandlove.Ifitwaspossible,hefeltthathemustgoawayevenmorestronglythanhissister.Heremainedinthisstateofemptyandpeacefulruminationuntilheheardtheclocktowerstrikethreeinthemorning.Hewatchedasitslowlybegantogetlighteverywhereoutsidethewindowtoo.Then,withouthiswillingit,hisheadsankdowncompletely,andhislastbreathflowedweaklyfromhisnostrils.

           Whenthecleanercameinearlyinthemorning—they’doftenaskedhernottokeepslammingthedoorsbutwithherstrengthandinherhurryshestilldid,sothateveryoneintheflatknewwhenshe’darrivedandfromthenonitwasimpossibletosleepinpeace—shemadeherusualbrieflookinonGregorandatfirstfoundnothingspecial.Shethoughthewaslayingtheresostillonpurpose,playingthemartyr;sheattributedallpossibleunderstandingtohim.Shehappenedtobeholdingthelongbroominherhand,soshetriedtotickleGregorwithitfromthedoorway.Whenshehadnosuccesswiththatshetriedtomakeanuisanceofherselfandpokedathimalittle,andonlywhenshefoundshecouldshovehimacrossthefloorwithnoresistanceatalldidshestarttopayattention.

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