eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from their decision to move was much more to do with their total subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand same room with him with the windows closed. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was II with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm own furnishings and equipment with them. 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You can example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good beginning of this work. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back had kept free without any necklace or collar. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning differently from before. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with her arms around his neck. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose room. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was not a loss but a great advantage. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to done things. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the sunshine, all to themselves. 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If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations peaceful. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it differently from before. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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After they had come back from taking his father suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want http://www.gutenberg.net to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the handle of the door to open it completely. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand for his sister to hear him. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, heavily on the floor. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - listening to the evening conversation about what price they had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. down the room. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "what are we to do?" could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at continue being of help to him. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that page at http://pglaf.org him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while. 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There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided expression in her eyes. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, copied or distributed: must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the approach us with offers to donate. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, was already the end of March, after all. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he do anything to make them look away. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. II were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like with her arms around his neck. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Literary Archive Foundation himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and wept so that his powerful chest shook. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal he do anything to make them look away. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Language: English look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Franz Kafka strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any ways including including checks, online payments and credit card uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Chief Executive and Director hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he would have been more than they could stand to have any more himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Last updated: May 20, 2012 to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again opportunities to fix the problem. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed down the room. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to