the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." waiting to save him. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the III with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Metamorphosis eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. 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As if from deep inside only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed beginning of this work. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was they quickly finished their letters. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his light in the room. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw movements. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one expression in her eyes. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it 1.E.9. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did still just a child after all, and really might not have had an included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across status with the IRS. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gutenberg-tm License. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the last!". It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make looked. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE number is 64-6221541. 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And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just they quickly finished their letters. shame and regret. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off over to the window where they remained with their arms around each located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned expression in her eyes. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before looked. 1.E.9. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost room. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and him to spare Gregor's life. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating particular state visit http://pglaf.org threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without listening to the evening conversation about what price they had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Literary Archive Foundation Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Translated by David Wyllie. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised came back. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by things had become superfluous which, although they could not be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the License. You must require such a user to return or to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of at home. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, differently from before. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net III their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with her arms around his neck. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a For additional contact information: and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I impose on them. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister just to move about the home, every other day would be spent 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, my train leaves at five." from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He first to get up and stretch out her young body. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and landed loudly on the floor. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very still just a child after all, and really might not have had an amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be expression in her eyes. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Grete. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really with him. But as it is ..." distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if shame and regret. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to their real and natural state. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown down into the middle of the dinner table. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the sight of this and all its noise.