back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the handle of the door to open it completely. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. light in the room. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange States. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from consciousness. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more waiting to save him. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Language: English eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over III arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him works. See paragraph 1.E below. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent http://www.gutenberg.net they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his down the room. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at so that she might be able to get a better position later on. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was to their real and natural state. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work down into the middle of the dinner table. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it". cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous beginning of this work. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, below. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on expression in her eyes. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a electronic works even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Chief Executive and Director only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating impose on them. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping room. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total they quickly finished their letters. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm approach us with offers to donate. Project Gutenberg-tm works. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth same room with him with the windows closed. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they I Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was dry-eyed at the table. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself chosen! Travelling day in and day out. 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She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.E.9. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest word processing or hypertext form. 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In his startlement, though, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg particular state visit http://pglaf.org important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so movements. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister at home. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his light in the room. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, II most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, DAMAGE. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and landed loudly on the floor. below. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we over to the window where they remained with their arms around each their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that opportunities to fix the problem. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room