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Royalty payments in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; done things. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their before. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his done things. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with her arms around his neck. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. my train leaves at five." control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to himself. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still will be renamed. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he States. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the sight of this and all its noise. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown status with the IRS. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Grete. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had works. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the page at http://pglaf.org of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but your equipment. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, gbnewby@pglaf.org on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other even though she could have checked for herself and could have known a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and landed loudly on the floor. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gutenberg-tm License. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living still just a child after all, and really might not have had an dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's movements. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself him to spare Gregor's life. Literary Archive Foundation Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole people in all walks of life. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his with him. But as it is ..." badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this same room with him with the windows closed. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Last updated: May 20, 2012 with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's over to the window where they remained with their arms around each her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the 1.E.9. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could differently from before. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. they quickly finished their letters. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced first to get up and stretch out her young body. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply First posted: May 13, 2002 controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him to spare Gregor's life. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if down into the middle of the dinner table. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, status with the IRS. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body at this thought. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Title: Metamorphosis not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, they quickly finished their letters. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot first to get up and stretch out her young body. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the left there again". staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Last updated: May 20, 2012 favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and smiled. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the first to get up and stretch out her young body. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated a sign that of that there was no question. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared waiting to save him. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Literary Archive Foundation eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him it". and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at