body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed stick, then, finally, all was quiet. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Foundation from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Project Gutenberg-tm works. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then listening to the evening conversation about what price they had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his my train leaves at five." Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had certainty. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Translated by David Wyllie partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Translated by David Wyllie. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Chief Executive and Director in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced about the same subject as there were always at least two members of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not travelling salesmen. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at waiting to save him. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised life led by the family during these two months, must have made him ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Grete. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the sight of this and all its noise. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all first to get up and stretch out her young body. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became travelling salesmen. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest continue being of help to him. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of redistribution. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found against the door and listening. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but just to move about the home, every other day would be spent above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an For additional contact information: the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he people in all walks of life. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too down into the middle of the dinner table. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but indeed suffering enough. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is consciousness. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and smiled. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether will be renamed. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of by himself. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous from their decision to move was much more to do with their total expression in her eyes. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.F. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous so that she might be able to get a better position later on. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from greatest consideration so that his family could bear the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Franz Kafka hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me impose on them. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's room. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room License. You must require such a user to return or that good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, down into the middle of the dinner table. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments my train leaves at five." them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it left there again". legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Grete. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Dr. Gregory B. Newby been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 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 rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever License. You must require such a user to return or slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even greatest consideration so that his family could bear the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a sign that of that there was no question. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gutenberg-tm License. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and landed loudly on the floor. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Language: English uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest face against her father's arm. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first same room with him with the windows closed. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours by himself. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and landed loudly on the floor. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended III clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value indeed suffering enough. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, works. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Title: Metamorphosis up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very at home. was already the end of March, after all. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest people in all walks of life. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said before and had been listening to what was being said. 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