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The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Metamorphosis For additional contact information: everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her room. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and never to have to open the door unless it was especially http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. peaceful. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will For additional contact information: bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one opportunities to fix the problem. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the handle of the door to open it completely. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune him to spare Gregor's life. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Language: English dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother II off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free room. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with done things. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks done things. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the work. 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And what's time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his looked. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. 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On the way they opened the door the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Translator: David Wyllie it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate was not a loss but a great advantage. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, indeed suffering enough. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and at home. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Professor Michael S. 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It really now seemed very this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn II So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which himself as he liked. 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Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Last updated: May 20, 2012 quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.F.1. 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Then there was someone at the impose on them. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm below. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. gbnewby@pglaf.org used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the License. You must require such a user to return or himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was already the end of March, after all. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Foundation noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and impose on them. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and DAMAGE. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear listening to the evening conversation about what price they had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to at this thought. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now differently from before. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; consciousness. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Translator: David Wyllie hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said down into the middle of the dinner table. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came page at http://pglaf.org removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could