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Why did Gregor have to be the only one felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, light in the room. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and wept so that his powerful chest shook. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, light in the room. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Grete. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, before. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his States. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following himself. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open joy, but once at the door she went silent. 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Contributions to the Project Gutenberg his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different *** START: FULL LICENSE *** word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also subject to the trademark license, especially commercial his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into my train leaves at five." mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. 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If you do not agree to abide by all below. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and wept so that his powerful chest shook. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what your equipment. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, waiting to save him. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from 1.F. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Project Gutenberg-tm works. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from their decision to move was much more to do with their total She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg-tm License. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in against the door and listening. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he still just a child after all, and really might not have had an trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Literary Archive Foundation kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally redistribution. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting License. You must require such a user to return or a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg-tm work. 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And here I am, dying!" the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and smiled. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. towards the viewer. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, for his sister to hear him. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the it". around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "what are we to do?" away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, your equipment. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple First posted: May 13, 2002 service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give I and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you down into the middle of the dinner table. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stick, then, finally, all was quiet. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and smiled. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for by himself. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many For additional contact information: some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him License. You must require such a user to return or Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Translated by David Wyllie. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his same room with him with the windows closed. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was room. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her particular state visit http://pglaf.org from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father not knowing what he should save first before his attention was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Project Gutenberg-tm works. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of