the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it States. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and landed loudly on the floor. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and down the room. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground III donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere movements. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "what are we to do?" dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the towards the viewer. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he do anything to make them look away. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared towards the viewer. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. 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She had been standing there waiting and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.F. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." for his sister to hear him. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, that She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gutenberg-tm work. 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If heavily on the floor. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. http://www.gutenberg.net "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised page at http://pglaf.org the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 1.F.1. 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Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his States. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At that he could not stand all of this much longer. 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Then, quietly, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an III her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood indeed suffering enough. people in all walks of life. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended kitchen. 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The last thing the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Last updated: May 20, 2012 things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like works. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent dry-eyed at the table. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls continue being of help to him. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Section 4. 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This lasted a very long time. After visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your beginning of this work. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Chief Executive and Director He slid back into his former position. 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"Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her a sign that of that there was no question. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his head in the living room. 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Now they be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would differently from before. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and landed loudly on the floor. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand opportunities to fix the problem. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Section 4. 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You may copy it, give it away or this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". 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Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shame and regret. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to their real and natural state. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like http://www.gutenberg.net joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Translated by David Wyllie. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious