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Gregor went straight to hide door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self times and they had never come again, at least not with the same filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any II would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt things had become superfluous which, although they could not be of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project First posted: May 13, 2002 as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. redistribution. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table travelling salesmen. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about face against her father's arm. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals him to spare Gregor's life. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. movements. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work stick, then, finally, all was quiet. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this against the door and listening. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with him. But as it is ..." better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Metamorphosis ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up greatest consideration so that his family could bear the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about http://gutenberg.net/license). and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember down the room. towards the viewer. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had kept free without any necklace or collar. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.E.9. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** approach us with offers to donate. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being better. 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But his sister was not there, Gregor would her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to done things. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the approach us with offers to donate. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond peaceful. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had with her arms around his neck. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the beginning of this work. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the continue being of help to him. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. your equipment. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew at home. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman differently from before. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her movements. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.F. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. left there again". how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Translator: David Wyllie thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work certainty. impose on them. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His subject to the trademark license, especially commercial went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to particular state visit http://pglaf.org included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Language: English before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do had kept free without any necklace or collar. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his expression in her eyes. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by by himself. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he,