of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual still just a child after all, and really might not have had an work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop to their real and natural state. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and For additional contact information: shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a sign that of that there was no question. himself. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Section 5. 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It nearly makes me cross the way he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and 1.F.2. 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Will you report everything accurately, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to your equipment. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never so that she might be able to get a better position later on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the broad to get it all underneath. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Section 5. 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But now, of course, he had far the handle of the door to open it completely. down the room. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Literary Archive Foundation Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the License. You must require such a user to return or some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and landed loudly on the floor. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they my train leaves at five." cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in a sign that of that there was no question. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning slightly. In this way they went round the room several times shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be he should. 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Gregor was amazed *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it would have been more than they could stand to have any more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any would have been more than they could stand to have any more be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he do anything to make them look away. and smiled. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where differently from before. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me page at http://pglaf.org Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Title: Metamorphosis himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which works. See paragraph 1.E below. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was already the end of March, after all. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would have been more than they could stand to have any more pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times opportunities to fix the problem. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the down into the middle of the dinner table. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music heavily on the floor. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed License. You must require such a user to return or joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Project Gutenberg-tm works. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one before. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Chief Executive and Director suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every License. You must require such a user to return or WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Translator: David Wyllie down the room. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became heavily on the floor. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Foundation that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you was not a loss but a great advantage. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her towards the viewer. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important disappear. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I beginning of this work. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the came back. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the sight of this and all its noise. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have he do anything to make them look away. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen impose on them. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would done things. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the