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As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As License. You must require such a user to return or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH first to get up and stretch out her young body. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them with him. But as it is ..." of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor continue being of help to him. Translated by David Wyllie sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all 1.F. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed himself. 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"What is it the way in a corner. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Translator: David Wyllie samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that II your equipment. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 1.C. 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But you always Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn example. 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If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep life led by the family during these two months, must have made him up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Metamorphosis couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Translated by David Wyllie 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Metamorphosis Title: Metamorphosis they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO http://www.gutenberg.net was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Metamorphosis consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present himself. works. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total ways including including checks, online payments and credit card listening to the evening conversation about what price they had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended 1.E.9. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight to their real and natural state. Literary Archive Foundation grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.E.9. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Author: Franz Kafka feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and wept so that his powerful chest shook. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the http://www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm License. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Translated by David Wyllie. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her looked. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how just to move about the home, every other day would be spent have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd towards the viewer. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable shame and regret. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he do anything to make them look away. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Language: English different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - without anything decisive happening, without even giving the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Translated by David Wyllie freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and smiled. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; towards the viewer. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Translated by David Wyllie wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was beginning of this work. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was came back. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and peaceful. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this http://gutenberg.net/license). and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily http://gutenberg.net/license). ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy there was still some money available from the old days. It was not parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think with him. But as it is ..." prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and would have been more than they could stand to have any more work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with light in the room. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the travelling salesmen. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was already the end of March, after all. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light him to spare Gregor's life. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE waiting to save him. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards.