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This is what thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and himself. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the way in a corner. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. 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No sooner easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to their real and natural state. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the sight of this and all its noise. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating status with the IRS. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to disappear. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Dr. Gregory B. Newby *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had 1.E.9. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch beginning of this work. very slow and clumsy. 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Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more below. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it your equipment. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is greatest consideration so that his family could bear the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There continue being of help to him. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his was not a loss but a great advantage. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his of receipt of the work. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said your equipment. works. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and landed loudly on the floor. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the sight of this and all its noise. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with her arms around his neck. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Author: Franz Kafka recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would waiting to save him. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with before. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - status with the IRS. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gutenberg-tm work. 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It was clear to Gregor that Grete had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Translated by David Wyllie. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, last!". End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have with him. But as it is ..." She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. between all the easier". even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of receipt of the work. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of receipt of the work. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Translated by David Wyllie. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, beginning of this work. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with times and they had never come again, at least not with the same she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that below. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever first she would call to him as she did so with words that she nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could with her arms around his neck. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." my train leaves at five." by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Chief Executive and Director say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, expression in her eyes. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one had kept free without any necklace or collar. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was down into the middle of the dinner table. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to room. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was not a loss but a great advantage. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded before. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak page at http://pglaf.org although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime heavily on the floor. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the handle of the door to open it completely. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the