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They communicated chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then electronic works that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property first to get up and stretch out her young body. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the sight of this and all its noise. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him impose on them. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with him. But as it is ..." respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose done things. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier expression in her eyes. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that my train leaves at five." off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able even though she could have checked for herself and could have known than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Project Gutenberg-tm works. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked First posted: May 13, 2002 would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. left there again". way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Title: Metamorphosis joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another continue being of help to him. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Metamorphosis taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me at home. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than indeed suffering enough. Author: Franz Kafka partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown impose on them. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further 1.F.1. 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What he did, making more noise your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch 1.F. last!". and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and never to have to open the door unless it was especially request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their differently from before. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not copied or distributed: thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was not a loss but a great advantage. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would shame and regret. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's expression in her eyes. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one left there again". blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and certainty. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the way in a corner. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the sight of this and all its noise. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be over to the window where they remained with their arms around each scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light slightly. In this way they went round the room several times request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if For additional contact information: Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back III the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide times and they had never come again, at least not with the same He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door with him. But as it is ..." as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come times and they had never come again, at least not with the same below. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one so that she might be able to get a better position later on. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright people in all walks of life. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Translator: David Wyllie tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. copied or distributed: especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. people in all walks of life. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had DAMAGE. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the it". stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Translated by David Wyllie choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands at home. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Foundation glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of people in all walks of life. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of continue being of help to him. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always waiting to save him. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is so that she might be able to get a better position later on. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force left there again". the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the sight of this and all its noise. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the handle of the door to open it completely. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or my train leaves at five." doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself,