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Come and give me a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Chief Executive and Director do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no gbnewby@pglaf.org If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with http://gutenberg.net/license). Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.E.8. 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This amazed him, as more than these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ways including including checks, online payments and credit card backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Dr. Gregory B. Newby a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the way in a corner. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain before. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying people in all walks of life. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and smiled. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Project Gutenberg-tm works. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Literary Archive Foundation things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond works. See paragraph 1.E below. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of with him. But as it is ..." would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Author: Franz Kafka subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into First posted: May 13, 2002 time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when disappear. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.E.9. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object about the same subject as there were always at least two members of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the of receipt of the work. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became certainty. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would looked. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to their real and natural state. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Foundation sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned room. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Foundation was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Literary Archive Foundation you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own there was still some money available from the old days. It was not I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one I was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and smiled. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel at this thought. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the