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Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced redistribution. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and wept so that his powerful chest shook. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so face against her father's arm. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or works. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; expression in her eyes. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the he do anything to make them look away. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing greatest consideration so that his family could bear the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work certainty. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he States. Translator: David Wyllie Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention dry-eyed at the table. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg-tm License. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between status with the IRS. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the impose on them. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for redistribution. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other redistribution. Dr. Gregory B. Newby http://www.gutenberg.net while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the handle of the door to open it completely. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally page at http://pglaf.org sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Language: English hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I 1.E.9. waiting to save him. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition gbnewby@pglaf.org doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER shame and regret. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work at home. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and landed loudly on the floor. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest down the room. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was beginning of this work. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Translated by David Wyllie. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. had kept free without any necklace or collar. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it at this thought. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner first to get up and stretch out her young body. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor subject to the trademark license, especially commercial redistribution. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or same room with him with the windows closed. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was heavily on the floor. had kept free without any necklace or collar. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do redistribution. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Metamorphosis He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might travelling salesmen. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring broad to get it all underneath. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Project Gutenberg-tm works. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stick, then, finally, all was quiet. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room your equipment. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that