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Gregor's sister no longer thought about was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the impose on them. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or http://www.gutenberg.net - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in was already the end of March, after all. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. peaceful. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her your equipment. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did your equipment. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the DAMAGE. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Translated by David Wyllie. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's against the door and listening. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself down the room. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his movements. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back certainty. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, would have been more than they could stand to have any more Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes consciousness. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees before. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his was not a loss but a great advantage. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.E.9. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked certainty. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped done things. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded listening to the evening conversation about what price they had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Metamorphosis cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged below. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could below. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, States. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to their real and natural state. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning with him. But as it is ..." been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime broad to get it all underneath. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and landed loudly on the floor. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her over to the window where they remained with their arms around each went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United consciousness. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found disappear. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to for his sister to hear him. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it". He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed http://gutenberg.net/license). things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising with him. But as it is ..." office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think below. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he States. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Franz Kafka immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the opportunities to fix the problem. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Literary Archive Foundation that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, people in all walks of life. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, your equipment. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise listening to the evening conversation about what price they had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true room. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped not knowing what he should save first before his attention was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. DAMAGE. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the III The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. first to get up and stretch out her young body. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good redistribution. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too had kept free without any necklace or collar. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Franz Kafka writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it". They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. they quickly finished their letters. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. status with the IRS. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the it". the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions