all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he approach us with offers to donate. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt III them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included about the same subject as there were always at least two members of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had broad to get it all underneath. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Title: Metamorphosis easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any disappear. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Franz Kafka ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a sign that of that there was no question. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon gbnewby@pglaf.org not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Translated by David Wyllie beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was works. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became II morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance last!". landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far page at http://pglaf.org explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Foundation his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what came back. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Franz Kafka up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether for his sister to hear him. particular state visit http://pglaf.org it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Language: English only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the way in a corner. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and smiled. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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States. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and never to have to open the door unless it was especially frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Foundation active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! 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He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was movements. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** down the room. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works listening to the evening conversation about what price they had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned first to get up and stretch out her young body. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and smiled. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too status with the IRS. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he III butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like opportunities to fix the problem. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; listening to the evening conversation about what price they had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and smiled. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was particular state visit http://pglaf.org to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of beginning of this work. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living gbnewby@pglaf.org This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the left there again". unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just came back. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated electronic works only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on http://gutenberg.net/license). It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can consciousness. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the sight of this and all its noise. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. 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Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of would be the best thing for me. 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