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He had nearly forgotten they the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps for his sister to hear him. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every across Gregor's room. 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In itself, his sister's not coming into the room highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish DAMAGE. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest for his sister to hear him. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would they quickly finished their letters. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be page at http://pglaf.org If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. they quickly finished their letters. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying broad to get it all underneath. was not a loss but a great advantage. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his 1.F.1. 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Nearly all the individual works in the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way between all the easier". look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was not a loss but a great advantage. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was electronic works set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an just to move about the home, every other day would be spent immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works differently from before. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] they quickly finished their letters. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists II while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived movements. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless things had become superfluous which, although they could not be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise face against her father's arm. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works himself. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Last updated: May 20, 2012 out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was not a loss but a great advantage. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling down into the middle of the dinner table. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were not knowing what he should save first before his attention was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded I looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by things had become superfluous which, although they could not be from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final listening to the evening conversation about what price they had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he do anything to make them look away. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.E. 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His sister, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" 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He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop copied or distributed: emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. peaceful. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Translated by David Wyllie he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt below. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important will be renamed. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the by himself. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied continue being of help to him. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they broad to get it all underneath. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the way in a corner. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Title: Metamorphosis written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" came back. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Literary Archive Foundation way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing looked. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the done things. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Translated by David Wyllie be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply