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Gregor's mother did once there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning differently from before. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they opportunities to fix the problem. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Chief Executive and Director a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, differently from before. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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There was already the end of March, after all. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" 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Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Chief Executive and Director Translated by David Wyllie Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to their real and natural state. Revenue Service. 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It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from against the door and listening. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a would have been more than they could stand to have any more mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor. 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Now they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fees. 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Yet Gregor's sister clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the http://gutenberg.net/license). This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with status with the IRS. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation differently from before. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had business@pglaf.org. 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He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest shame and regret. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the License. You must require such a user to return or sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do wouldn't listen, would you." 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Now he let himself fall that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down impose on them. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the electronic works Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was by himself. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Language: English This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen will be renamed. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was not a loss but a great advantage. with him. But as it is ..." when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Translated by David Wyllie. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door continue being of help to him. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that at home. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to opportunities to fix the problem. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Chief Executive and Director recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty http://gutenberg.net/license). his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever II left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come about the same subject as there were always at least two members of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to their real and natural state. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in for his sister to hear him. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have http://gutenberg.net/license). day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Translated by David Wyllie. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional for his sister to hear him. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, for his sister to hear him. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and never to have to open the door unless it was especially had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand approach us with offers to donate. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to left there again". clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.F. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore at home. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Author: Franz Kafka quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Language: English dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project consciousness. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her they quickly finished their letters. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to