white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Foundation completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! from their decision to move was much more to do with their total playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere 1.E.1. 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They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gutenberg-tm License. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at gbnewby@pglaf.org lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. works. See paragraph 1.E below. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Translated by David Wyllie while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole approach us with offers to donate. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms will be renamed. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stick, then, finally, all was quiet. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked page at http://pglaf.org head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, DAMAGE. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg him to spare Gregor's life. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time III heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. works. See paragraph 1.E below. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could at home. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to their real and natural state. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and smiled. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we electronic works one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the page at http://pglaf.org landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen of receipt of the work. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had looked. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gutenberg-tm License. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong there was still some money available from the old days. It was not such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found First posted: May 13, 2002 and landed loudly on the floor. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm works. 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For the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got impose on them. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing with him. But as it is ..." warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and smiled. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, left there again". our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just just to move about the home, every other day would be spent by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other even though she could have checked for herself and could have known understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her last!". three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all shame and regret. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Dr. Gregory B. Newby word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. works. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - 1.E.9. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" 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But on the other hand, I must say that if we state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.F. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different at home. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way certainty. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had I harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends http://gutenberg.net/license). father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough first to get up and stretch out her young body. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping works. See paragraph 1.E below. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the way in a corner. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. at home. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Chief Executive and Director curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your with anyone. 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In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was for his sister to hear him. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.E.9. 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Yet Gregor's sister train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped States. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say just to move about the home, every other day would be spent they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that redistribution. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. they went away together on tip-toe. 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