not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. 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His mother lay in her chair with bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely greatest consideration so that his family could bear the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately below. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be waiting to save him. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the sight of this and all its noise. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Metamorphosis with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Literary Archive Foundation peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to their real and natural state. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a left there again". were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.F. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated first she would call to him as she did so with words that she obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slightly. In this way they went round the room several times find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, same room with him with the windows closed. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "what are we to do?" there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the DAMAGE. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no DAMAGE. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had your written explanation. 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The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with now." 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Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with her arms around his neck. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep will be renamed. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could shame and regret. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks copied or distributed: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now subject to the trademark license, especially commercial careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at status with the IRS. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no DAMAGE. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the charwoman was here. 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He turned his head to face the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the status with the IRS. copied or distributed: Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the will be renamed. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value with him. But as it is ..." Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. room. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance at home. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was not a loss but a great advantage. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and landed loudly on the floor. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if peaceful. your equipment. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment him to spare Gregor's life. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his For additional contact information: effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became face against her father's arm. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his dry-eyed at the table. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and expression in her eyes. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, a sign that of that there was no question. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you