wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did III achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak at this thought. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of waiting to save him. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once States. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Grete. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. differently from before. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was not a loss but a great advantage. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Translated by David Wyllie normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her consciousness. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Title: Metamorphosis ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up done things. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of broad to get it all underneath. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that room. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and smiled. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Last updated: May 20, 2012 that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond life led by the family during these two months, must have made him slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting works. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed by himself. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.F. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the handle of the door to open it completely. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally below. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I came back. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was States. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning had kept free without any necklace or collar. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm *** START: FULL LICENSE *** dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, before. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his down into the middle of the dinner table. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As there was still some money available from the old days. It was not he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now before. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed at home. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you life led by the family during these two months, must have made him condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both down the room. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder times and they had never come again, at least not with the same gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and particular state visit http://pglaf.org understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of receipt of the work. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive disappear. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the II and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it". that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in impose on them. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but down the room. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation continue being of help to him. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the handle of the door to open it completely. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who times and they had never come again, at least not with the same up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version greatest consideration so that his family could bear the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and never to have to open the door unless it was especially said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no over to the window where they remained with their arms around each morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away disappear. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father first to get up and stretch out her young body. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gutenberg-tm License. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently him to spare Gregor's life. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with dry-eyed at the table. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but heavily on the floor. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to they quickly finished their letters. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the with her arms around his neck. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. 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