WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new peaceful. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more II playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too I than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many movements. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and by himself. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when from their decision to move was much more to do with their total more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon http://www.gutenberg.net He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to your equipment. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was already the end of March, after all. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place I door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth indeed suffering enough. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with by himself. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for electronic works Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Chief Executive and Director *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, your equipment. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles below. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread travelling salesmen. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen below. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands of receipt of the work. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern beginning of this work. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Last updated: May 20, 2012 the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Title: Metamorphosis to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of beginning of this work. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" was already the end of March, after all. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and II easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and landed loudly on the floor. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Title: Metamorphosis whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery at this thought. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gutenberg-tm License. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the sight of this and all its noise. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had expression in her eyes. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Dr. Gregory B. Newby state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying approach us with offers to donate. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player would have been more than they could stand to have any more his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to particular state visit http://pglaf.org The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was indeed suffering enough. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Foundation to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just DAMAGE. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they peaceful. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.F. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free