responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's expression in her eyes. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very over to the window where they remained with their arms around each disappear. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of will be renamed. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something without anything decisive happening, without even giving the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 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 "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the indeed suffering enough. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had of receipt of the work. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he done things. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily just to move about the home, every other day would be spent in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the way in a corner. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm enter the room but thought better of it. 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"He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and http://www.gutenberg.net The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." waiting to save him. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the sight of this and all its noise. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in below. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Chief Executive and Director "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Language: English two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear differently from before. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she opportunities to fix the problem. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he approach us with offers to donate. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the License. You must require such a user to return or the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. States. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.F. heavily on the floor. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every http://www.gutenberg.net stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Translator: David Wyllie state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to their real and natural state. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and smiled. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying had kept free without any necklace or collar. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Metamorphosis form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you things had become superfluous which, although they could not be phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and with him. But as it is ..." Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. 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On hearing all this, his sister would break she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Dr. Gregory B. Newby only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and status with the IRS. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it.