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He - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with waiting to save him. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and never to have to open the door unless it was especially same room with him with the windows closed. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no peaceful. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project even though she could have checked for herself and could have known of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy broad to get it all underneath. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was looked at him in unhappy silence. 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But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, differently from before. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, came back. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard below. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Language: English the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Foundation and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as between all the easier". day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he do anything to make them look away. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had dry-eyed at the table. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Section 5. 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Please, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, down into the middle of the dinner table. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. 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In this way from their decision to move was much more to do with their total controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. 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And supported by the two women he would page at http://pglaf.org money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Author: Franz Kafka of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand copied or distributed: anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and returns. 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"What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 1.F. States. 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They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right written explanation to the person you received the work from. 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You may copy it, give it away or went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The first, carefully turning his head to the side. 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Gregor had wanted to give a full probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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The family was totally preoccupied with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Literary Archive Foundation angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite face against her father's arm. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many so that she might be able to get a better position later on. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the sight of this and all its noise. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with him. But as it is ..." see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not against the door and listening. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied not knowing what he should save first before his attention was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a at this thought. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their without anything decisive happening, without even giving the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept would have been more than they could stand to have any more incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Last updated: May 20, 2012 and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly indeed suffering enough. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to their real and natural state. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its page at http://pglaf.org Translated by David Wyllie. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Language: English was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where broad to get it all underneath. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and never to have to open the door unless it was especially arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay http://www.gutenberg.net them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ways including including checks, online payments and credit card disappear. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed