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And nor is your position such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work peaceful. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to their real and natural state. 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 as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 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 all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned first to get up and stretch out her young body. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose approach us with offers to donate. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered will be renamed. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his room. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no him to spare Gregor's life. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used times and they had never come again, at least not with the same smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting slightly. In this way they went round the room several times your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the handle of the door to open it completely. room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly between all the easier". he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the way in a corner. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he against the door and listening. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight before. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "what are we to do?" ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself consciousness. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his electronic works able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way last!". included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Translated by David Wyllie. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort beginning of this work. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project broad to get it all underneath. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the sight of this and all its noise. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest greatest consideration so that his family could bear the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his 1.F. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office life led by the family during these two months, must have made him sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the first to get up and stretch out her young body. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to http://gutenberg.net/license). would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. http://www.gutenberg.net raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a sign that of that there was no question. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Metamorphosis and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Literary Archive Foundation day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and never to have to open the door unless it was especially towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. he do anything to make them look away. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing would have been more than they could stand to have any more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak peaceful. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we same room with him with the windows closed. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest