than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and never to have to open the door unless it was especially But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Last updated: May 20, 2012 six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: it". SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, shame and regret. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they shame and regret. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there things had become superfluous which, although they could not be One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time not knowing what he should save first before his attention was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially broad to get it all underneath. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with her arms around his neck. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper him to spare Gregor's life. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Title: Metamorphosis stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't certainty. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if travelling salesmen. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes before. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement same room with him with the windows closed. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where will be renamed. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes last!". screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of that came back. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Chief Executive and Director from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value was already the end of March, after all. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.E.1. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself looked. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like times and they had never come again, at least not with the same blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again down the room. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Franz Kafka to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the a sign that of that there was no question. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him stick, then, finally, all was quiet. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" 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It quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Chief Executive and Director saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. 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He really had not imagined copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in looked. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there sunshine, all to themselves. 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He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and wept so that his powerful chest shook. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was II although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Last updated: May 20, 2012 and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm License. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" at this thought. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. 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If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each so that she might be able to get a better position later on. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Foundation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with him. But as it is ..." difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by a sign that of that there was no question. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, left there again". him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said at home. waiting to save him. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, room. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium III front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with him. But as it is ..." look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime travelling salesmen. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see