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We've done all that's anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he do anything to make them look away. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained form. 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If he succeeded in falling out defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments III as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the last!". falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy looked. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it over to the window where they remained with their arms around each as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Dr. Gregory B. Newby good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was first to get up and stretch out her young body. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner not her bare hands - and carried it out. 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The greatest as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after light in the room. left there again". money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the my train leaves at five." had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister could hardly breathe in that narrow space. 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But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with him. But as it is ..." has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a against the door and listening. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let room. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak it". considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, my train leaves at five." when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally 1.E.9. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when will be renamed. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. 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They had got into the habit of putting things into this room any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm License. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door face against her father's arm. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included face against her father's arm. consciousness. people in all walks of life. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was already the end of March, after all. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to their real and natural state. DAMAGE. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with her arms around his neck. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the way in a corner. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've my train leaves at five." Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie times and they had never come again, at least not with the same breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where beginning of this work. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Translated by David Wyllie. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it against the door and listening. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been States. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed beginning of this work. Translator: David Wyllie No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - subject to the trademark license, especially commercial too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was not a loss but a great advantage. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, gbnewby@pglaf.org planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Grete. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished himself. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing towards the viewer. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you over to the window where they remained with their arms around each That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and smiled. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some about the same subject as there were always at least two members of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back done things. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table down the room. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, it". stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe for his sister to hear him. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would certainty. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation he do anything to make them look away. Metamorphosis what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Last updated: May 20, 2012 now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional stick, then, finally, all was quiet. it". some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free