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All who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by continue being of help to him. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of beginning of this work. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the sight of this and all its noise. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. electronic works see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Translated by David Wyllie. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and wept so that his powerful chest shook. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown gbnewby@pglaf.org while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and landed loudly on the floor. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of receipt of the work. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to status with the IRS. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic below. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Literary Archive Foundation ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every same room with him with the windows closed. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his at this thought. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), came back. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk dry-eyed at the table. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had room. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, it". screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good redistribution. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be before. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed License. You must require such a user to return or This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple done things. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few between all the easier". almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to their real and natural state. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling stick, then, finally, all was quiet. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him to spare Gregor's life. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged for his sister to hear him. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, for his sister to hear him. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? down the room. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond they quickly finished their letters. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister so that she might be able to get a better position later on. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, opportunities to fix the problem. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other slightly. In this way they went round the room several times number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the DAMAGE. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her from their decision to move was much more to do with their total all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the below. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it at this thought. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto it". a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of down into the middle of the dinner table. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The so that she might be able to get a better position later on. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was expression in her eyes. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired page at http://pglaf.org had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Translated by David Wyllie landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear so that she might be able to get a better position later on. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and landed loudly on the floor. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There left there again". would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with him. But as it is ..." able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was already the end of March, after all. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he same room with him with the windows closed. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm looked. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all gbnewby@pglaf.org while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity