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It pressed down on his back a little, and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, gbnewby@pglaf.org Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the way in a corner. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's License. You must require such a user to return or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Professor Michael S. 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What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, face against her father's arm. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a I example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true redistribution. expression in her eyes. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the handle of the door to open it completely. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with between all the easier". "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her particular state visit http://pglaf.org was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Translated by David Wyllie times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Language: English perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles For additional contact information: example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched approach us with offers to donate. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when was already the end of March, after all. 1.F. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. redistribution. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any himself. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; II to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Title: Metamorphosis no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, movements. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; life led by the family during these two months, must have made him movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived had kept free without any necklace or collar. came back. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, at home. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which at this thought. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by expression in her eyes. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Language: English with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's about the same subject as there were always at least two members of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes down into the middle of the dinner table. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the handle of the door to open it completely. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, down into the middle of the dinner table. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across first to get up and stretch out her young body. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Translator: David Wyllie 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Author: Franz Kafka connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried they quickly finished their letters. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his left there again". had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Chief Executive and Director broad to get it all underneath. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and waiting to save him. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa disappear. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him down the room. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in gbnewby@pglaf.org they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be face against her father's arm. peaceful. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the expression in her eyes. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with a sign that of that there was no question. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, DAMAGE. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. heavily on the floor. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Grete. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from dry-eyed at the table. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Translated by David Wyllie. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Language: English sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found ways including including checks, online payments and credit card method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Literary Archive Foundation public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to their real and natural state. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Translated by David Wyllie. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living against the door and listening. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand against the door and listening. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations it". would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work listening to the evening conversation about what price they had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in continue being of help to him. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him subject to the trademark license, especially commercial it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as