Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the sight of this and all its noise. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was expression in her eyes. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging so that she might be able to get a better position later on. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but movements. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie down into the middle of the dinner table. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or left there again". all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 1.F. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. beginning of this work. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was not a loss but a great advantage. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with her arms around his neck. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking subject to the trademark license, especially commercial door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Literary Archive Foundation or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his by himself. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time will be renamed. my train leaves at five." imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Metamorphosis sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm there was still some money available from the old days. It was not outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. indeed suffering enough. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Title: Metamorphosis (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value opportunities to fix the problem. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it continue being of help to him. him to spare Gregor's life. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or http://www.gutenberg.net - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from works. See paragraph 1.E below. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their works. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father I favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you slightly. In this way they went round the room several times door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project indeed suffering enough. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when gbnewby@pglaf.org as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Dr. Gregory B. Newby less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day beginning of this work. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day DAMAGE. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now had kept free without any necklace or collar. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Chief Executive and Director of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the of receipt of the work. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but 1.F. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the beginning of this work. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's redistribution. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had first to get up and stretch out her young body. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut before. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously listening to the evening conversation about what price they had water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and II access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Literary Archive Foundation money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a against the door and listening. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him DAMAGE. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and