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Half suffocating, he heavily on the floor. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved form. 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The lad only ever three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she redistribution. 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If you received the work electronically, the person or entity an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; will be renamed. face against her father's arm. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden impose on them. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we face against her father's arm. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without works. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Translated by David Wyllie. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Project Gutenberg-tm works. http://www.gutenberg.net Title: Metamorphosis home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of First posted: May 13, 2002 works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then my train leaves at five." everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with him. But as it is ..." he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in down the room. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Author: Franz Kafka knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with your equipment. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" from their decision to move was much more to do with their total dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister with a dish piled high with potatoes. 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In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly beginning of this work. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Metamorphosis He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with her arms around his neck. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full it". cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps differently from before. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really times and they had never come again, at least not with the same eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the towards the viewer. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. by himself. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Grete. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it done things. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Last updated: May 20, 2012 broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he do anything to make them look away. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this still just a child after all, and really might not have had an stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that States. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this still just a child after all, and really might not have had an humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them redistribution. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After gbnewby@pglaf.org an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Last updated: May 20, 2012 everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. I although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Last updated: May 20, 2012 street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut from their decision to move was much more to do with their total you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible people in all walks of life. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but expression in her eyes. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring