saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was heavily on the floor. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees first she would call to him as she did so with words that she distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest face against her father's arm. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is below. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short greatest consideration so that his family could bear the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Dr. Gregory B. Newby beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other shame and regret. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and landed loudly on the floor. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed room. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be travelling salesmen. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all http://www.gutenberg.net would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, indeed suffering enough. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Metamorphosis Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just works. See paragraph 1.E below. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been same room with him with the windows closed. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he indeed suffering enough. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Dr. Gregory B. Newby with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone done things. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've I joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Title: Metamorphosis paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with her arms around his neck. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had kept free without any necklace or collar. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by people in all walks of life. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to they quickly finished their letters. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving slightly. In this way they went round the room several times screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with her arms around his neck. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you broad to get it all underneath. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework your equipment. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether at home. certainty. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very works. See paragraph 1.E below. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set same room with him with the windows closed. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and smiled. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, works. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will shame and regret. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to travelling salesmen. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of receipt of the work. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when for his sister to hear him. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". 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There was no need to worry about things like and smiled. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and wept so that his powerful chest shook. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how particular state visit http://pglaf.org the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out beginning of this work. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with her arms around his neck. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said II "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when before. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a