to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself at home. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Foundation they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring he do anything to make them look away. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her travelling salesmen. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Dr. Gregory B. Newby of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with III "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Foundation against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just redistribution. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at not knowing what he should save first before his attention was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was III hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the handle of the door to open it completely. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg impose on them. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" dry-eyed at the table. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear electronic works distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work II she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open face against her father's arm. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff differently from before. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in License. You must require such a user to return or From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes II soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the particular state visit http://pglaf.org in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Dr. Gregory B. Newby out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the way in a corner. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Franz Kafka by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like first she would call to him as she did so with words that she them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust slightly. In this way they went round the room several times your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide *** START: FULL LICENSE *** badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to beginning of this work. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. 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His mother was not far away in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this shame and regret. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with indeed suffering enough. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her 1.F. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could particular state visit http://pglaf.org by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say movements. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance towards the viewer. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even returns. 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Gregor went and waited he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.F. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary it". slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" 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Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally electronic works towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still looked around. 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For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling shame and regret. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good heavily on the floor. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide last!". which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present it". in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he listening to the evening conversation about what price they had States. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Language: English before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or differently from before. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a I his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought shame and regret. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up