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If you It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented waiting to save him. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of receipt of the work. was already the end of March, after all. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner by himself. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, a sign that of that there was no question. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of II considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of travelling salesmen. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep there was still some money available from the old days. It was not suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed DAMAGE. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and landed loudly on the floor. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to their real and natural state. 1.F. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg last!". they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which light in the room. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not page at http://pglaf.org they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped shame and regret. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's impose on them. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the waiting to save him. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the handle of the door to open it completely. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister life led by the family during these two months, must have made him unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch copied or distributed: Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Language: English (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Last updated: May 20, 2012 press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly they quickly finished their letters. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to License. You must require such a user to return or it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gutenberg-tm License. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Language: English morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It continue being of help to him. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at so that she might be able to get a better position later on. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of receipt of the work. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy approach us with offers to donate. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was looked. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any beginning of this work. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her opportunities to fix the problem. electronic works "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other still just a child after all, and really might not have had an performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop came back. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, particular state visit http://pglaf.org himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and landed loudly on the floor. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the towards the viewer. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose States. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, they quickly finished their letters. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Project Gutenberg-tm works. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a on it! If only his sister were here! 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The invalidity or unenforceability of any access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange of receipt of the work. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of http://gutenberg.net/license). angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break