lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to their real and natural state. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; dry-eyed at the table. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole slightly. In this way they went round the room several times their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear looked. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the down the room. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his had been. 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If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Chief Executive and Director special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of of receipt of the work. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and face against her father's arm. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the handle of the door to open it completely. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the way in a corner. shame and regret. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa dry-eyed at the table. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware so that she might be able to get a better position later on. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now electronic works this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff first to get up and stretch out her young body. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery stick, then, finally, all was quiet. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised listening to the evening conversation about what price they had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still looked. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down II catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. copied or distributed: himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but indeed suffering enough. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to copied or distributed: (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he beginning of this work. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally electronic works his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could ways including including checks, online payments and credit card protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Language: English chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk there was still some money available from the old days. It was not LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to for his sister to hear him. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and smiled. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 1.E.9. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his DAMAGE. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was page at http://pglaf.org his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance room. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been States. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the with her arms around his neck. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than works. See paragraph 1.E below. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door II vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he of receipt of the work. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to their real and natural state. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before towards the viewer. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "what are we to do?" "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the had kept free without any necklace or collar. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm page at http://pglaf.org and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in continue being of help to him. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would have been more than they could stand to have any more has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and landed loudly on the floor. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He