Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards room. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be left there again". possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included particular state visit http://pglaf.org milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Dr. Gregory B. Newby "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation States. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gutenberg-tm License. will be renamed. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had between all the easier". in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light stare out of it. 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We do not solicit donations in locations above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands States. face against her father's arm. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was will be renamed. the handle of the door to open it completely. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space *** START: FULL LICENSE *** of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest For additional contact information: had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out people in all walks of life. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly http://www.gutenberg.net above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough at this thought. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Translator: David Wyllie while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Franz Kafka fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and landed loudly on the floor. it". without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following consciousness. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and landed loudly on the floor. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right looked. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate broad to get it all underneath. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out listening to the evening conversation about what price they had agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Literary Archive Foundation forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's approach us with offers to donate. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he do anything to make them look away. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 1.F. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists at home. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that heavily on the floor. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they quickly finished their letters. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Literary Archive Foundation were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister him to spare Gregor's life. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. impose on them. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward broad to get it all underneath. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the status with the IRS. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Grete. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down at this thought. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand by himself. and smiled. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help down into the middle of the dinner table. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the handle of the door to open it completely. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide heavily on the floor. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Project Gutenberg-tm works. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to certainty. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious