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Once there, all three took their hats forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Translated by David Wyllie. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. waiting to save him. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Chief Executive and Director because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday down the room. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to their real and natural state. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and I changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. opportunities to fix the problem. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if gbnewby@pglaf.org be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. 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He was especially The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Title: Metamorphosis family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of shame and regret. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. status with the IRS. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms done things. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared status with the IRS. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the they quickly finished their letters. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Last updated: May 20, 2012 going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could approach us with offers to donate. room. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent so that she might be able to get a better position later on. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and landed loudly on the floor. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's waiting to save him. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time so that she might be able to get a better position later on. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily page at http://pglaf.org Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the handle of the door to open it completely. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to heavily on the floor. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we copied or distributed: the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying your equipment. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. 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His fall was softened a little by the carpet, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Translator: David Wyllie takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or waiting to save him. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and never to have to open the door unless it was especially eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to last!". "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed will be renamed. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever I denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. II to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw last!". connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Franz Kafka hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Last updated: May 20, 2012 to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly same room with him with the windows closed. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Last updated: May 20, 2012 set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm http://www.gutenberg.net until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Translated by David Wyllie really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Last updated: May 20, 2012 If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we indeed suffering enough. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls disappear. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends DAMAGE. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro subject to the trademark license, especially commercial distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop works. 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She still hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with her arms around his neck. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and never to have to open the door unless it was especially stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his was already the end of March, after all. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and landed loudly on the floor. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to travelling salesmen. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a broad to get it all underneath. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at this thought. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - was already the end of March, after all. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had