the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was disappear. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring certainty. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had peaceful. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever your equipment. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good slightly. In this way they went round the room several times understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was already the end of March, after all. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him light in the room. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Translator: David Wyllie collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; still just a child after all, and really might not have had an infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite so that she might be able to get a better position later on. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their certainty. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed beginning of this work. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was already the end of March, after all. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could dry-eyed at the table. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all States. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments over to the window where they remained with their arms around each it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard left there again". anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total him to spare Gregor's life. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. will be renamed. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did at home. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. light in the room. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly last!". make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth continue being of help to him. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as it". now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she not knowing what he should save first before his attention was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. 1.F.6. 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Gregor had never had any practice in moving - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising stick, then, finally, all was quiet. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gutenberg-tm License. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up greatest consideration so that his family could bear the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present DAMAGE. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I before. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally looked. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she below. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood indeed suffering enough. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Translated by David Wyllie when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that travelling salesmen. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance movements. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to by himself. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 1.F. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his beginning of this work. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed was not a loss but a great advantage. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven.