Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be waiting to save him. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned down the room. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the quickly moving toward. 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Very soon his sister Gutenberg-tm License. for his sister to hear him. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Foundation this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could listening to the evening conversation about what price they had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and business@pglaf.org. 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A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole States. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to II they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing same room with him with the windows closed. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of receipt of the work. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything with her arms around his neck. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Metamorphosis all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to their real and natural state. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him would have been more than they could stand to have any more bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the copied or distributed: possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some same room with him with the windows closed. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, DAMAGE. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total particular state visit http://pglaf.org ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which looked. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he moment, and he waited. 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Had he really and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the peaceful. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. License. You must require such a user to return or the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the works. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Translated by David Wyllie. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by impose on them. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple face against her father's arm. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered at this thought. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to page at http://pglaf.org this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "what are we to do?" the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn a sign that of that there was no question. Translated by David Wyllie. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all room. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the way in a corner. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with status with the IRS. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door For additional contact information: little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual.