ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and never to have to open the door unless it was especially possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at at home. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Project Gutenberg-tm works. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even my train leaves at five." without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden for his sister to hear him. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. gbnewby@pglaf.org shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! 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Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. 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Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough approach us with offers to donate. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the impose on them. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. people in all walks of life. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. 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And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. 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And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.E.2. 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His father was healthy but old, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but life led by the family during these two months, must have made him still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like about the same subject as there were always at least two members of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his down the room. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain peaceful. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. 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For this reason, many access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Title: Metamorphosis to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the gbnewby@pglaf.org regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. 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He urged them and pressed them father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of page at http://pglaf.org works. See paragraph 1.E below. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project expression in her eyes. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his approach us with offers to donate. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with left there again". Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, approach us with offers to donate. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with him. But as it is ..." With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self For additional contact information: When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth approach us with offers to donate. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. him to spare Gregor's life. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting differently from before. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Foundation samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time was already the end of March, after all. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer life led by the family during these two months, must have made him disappear. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "what are we to do?" taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out particular state visit http://pglaf.org electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for,