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An apple connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Translated by David Wyllie. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day electronic works about the same subject as there were always at least two members of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. had kept free without any necklace or collar. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself waiting to save him. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would States. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel looked. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the works. See paragraph 1.E below. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the room. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "what are we to do?" the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Translated by David Wyllie. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing approach us with offers to donate. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange heavily on the floor. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her for his sister to hear him. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do against the door and listening. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long License. You must require such a user to return or for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Language: English the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would status with the IRS. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Grete. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Section 5. 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He had first to slowly turn himself Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, light in the room. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good it". with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was had kept free without any necklace or collar. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear travelling salesmen. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent word of the conversation. 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Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at gbnewby@pglaf.org father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to opportunities to fix the problem. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "what are we to do?" Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed gbnewby@pglaf.org cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it before. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Grete. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged will be renamed. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but ways including including checks, online payments and credit card parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to with him. But as it is ..." it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and your equipment. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy my train leaves at five." They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I III "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would towards the viewer. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, First posted: May 13, 2002 in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known differently from before. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and smiled. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat 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 Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa left there again". anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used about the same subject as there were always at least two members of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with him. But as it is ..." and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended