flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very your equipment. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to their real and natural state. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just indeed suffering enough. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. travelling salesmen. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when down the room. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived continue being of help to him. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. with her arms around his neck. done things. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE was already the end of March, after all. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front would have been more than they could stand to have any more controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as left there again". before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "what are we to do?" he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself stick, then, finally, all was quiet. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, II said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his redistribution. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for redistribution. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with him. But as it is ..." - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but For additional contact information: little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance *** START: FULL LICENSE *** suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. travelling salesmen. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up same room with him with the windows closed. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at room. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Translated by David Wyllie. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Franz Kafka unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 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Besides that, they had not been using up all the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and smiled. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know greatest consideration so that his family could bear the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Dr. Gregory B. Newby now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was light in the room. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found left there again". of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Literary Archive Foundation When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with her arms around his neck. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with below. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, disappear. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In heavily on the floor. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already DAMAGE. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he