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In itself, his sister's not coming into the room One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found For additional contact information: required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy life led by the family during these two months, must have made him And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him to spare Gregor's life. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so First posted: May 13, 2002 was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which waiting to save him. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard impose on them. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 1.E.9. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone he do anything to make them look away. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which works. See paragraph 1.E below. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly works. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did at this thought. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, status with the IRS. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's peaceful. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down left there again". him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be http://gutenberg.net/license). hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how face against her father's arm. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he people in all walks of life. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the first to get up and stretch out her young body. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "what are we to do?" as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. room. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Grete. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he copied or distributed: charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a sign that of that there was no question. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Project Gutenberg-tm works. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the last!". 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the handle of the door to open it completely. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would came back. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to him to spare Gregor's life. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was for his sister to hear him. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. 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He really did want despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot himself. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had against the door and listening. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even he do anything to make them look away. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and smiled. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the broad to get it all underneath. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed face against her father's arm. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with her arms around his neck. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly gbnewby@pglaf.org Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping will be renamed. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting particular state visit http://pglaf.org Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Translated by David Wyllie. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the same room with him with the windows closed. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Metamorphosis complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her beginning of this work. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the way in a corner. and landed loudly on the floor. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do of receipt of the work. it". lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to their real and natural state. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep