assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself indeed suffering enough. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt was already the end of March, after all. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself over to the window where they remained with their arms around each permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Project Gutenberg-tm works. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor even though she could have checked for herself and could have known work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was looked. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH just to move about the home, every other day would be spent corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present approach us with offers to donate. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so http://www.gutenberg.net while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, electronic works partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived greatest consideration so that his family could bear the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and first to get up and stretch out her young body. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. States. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. peaceful. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff so that she might be able to get a better position later on. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Chief Executive and Director Grete. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." shame and regret. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was DAMAGE. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; ways including including checks, online payments and credit card around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible States. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Literary Archive Foundation one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father redistribution. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before down the room. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was DAMAGE. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. status with the IRS. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to for his sister to hear him. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm my train leaves at five." will be renamed. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with it". nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation left there again". sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it peaceful. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as page at http://pglaf.org adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the copied or distributed: them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's listening to the evening conversation about what price they had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to their real and natural state. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with her arms around his neck. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it last!". doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become up their knives and forks. 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Two strong people - he had his father coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it light in the room. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even same room with him with the windows closed. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to came back. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock broad to get it all underneath. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, http://www.gutenberg.net by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break before. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was not a loss but a great advantage. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom travelling salesmen. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest your equipment. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Metamorphosis 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide of receipt of the work. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of peaceful. done things. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming he do anything to make them look away. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." For additional contact information: from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player greatest consideration so that his family could bear the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been been thrown down by chance. 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