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1  There was a loud thump, but it wasn't really a loud noise.
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2  The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him that his little legs collapsed under him.
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3  Nothing would stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at him like a wild man.
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4  His main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not alarm.
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5  There were times when he simply became too tired to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would all go silent.
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6  It seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless however nice they might be.
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7  She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the same room with him with the windows closed.
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8  What he did, making more noise than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without regard for what might happen.
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