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It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "what are we to do?" copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards still just a child after all, and really might not have had an electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days II slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Title: Metamorphosis room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Translator: David Wyllie and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from even though she could have checked for herself and could have known bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and smiled. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived electronic works http://www.gutenberg.net owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known will be renamed. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gutenberg-tm License. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. would have been more than they could stand to have any more the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Author: Franz Kafka had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. room. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. 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And so he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and they quickly finished their letters. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear over to the window where they remained with their arms around each noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. License. You must require such a user to return or it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the broad to get it all underneath. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm throughout numerous locations. 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His mother was not far away in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, down the room. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the sight of this and all its noise. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break approach us with offers to donate. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. 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And by then works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would slightly. 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It was not conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting works. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by was already the end of March, after all. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and wept so that his powerful chest shook. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; about the same subject as there were always at least two members of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in done things. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting works. See paragraph 1.E below. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 1.E.9. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone indeed suffering enough. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening even though she could have checked for herself and could have known parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it page at http://pglaf.org screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project listening to the evening conversation about what price they had quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gutenberg-tm License. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they life led by the family during these two months, must have made him stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and smiled. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently First posted: May 13, 2002 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the handle of the door to open it completely. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way they quickly finished their letters. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table below. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! was not a loss but a great advantage. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had left there again". during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on