where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just before. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any travelling salesmen. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ways including including checks, online payments and credit card something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back life led by the family during these two months, must have made him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way at home. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the page at http://pglaf.org 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like gbnewby@pglaf.org they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Language: English peaceful. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped travelling salesmen. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister below. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the sight of this and all its noise. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the First posted: May 13, 2002 copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry your equipment. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if status with the IRS. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the down the room. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed at home. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH he do anything to make them look away. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Title: Metamorphosis earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching indeed suffering enough. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Foundation not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they DAMAGE. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm ways including including checks, online payments and credit card this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gutenberg-tm License. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father and wept so that his powerful chest shook. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light that prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. will be renamed. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest for his sister to hear him. himself. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at DAMAGE. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally indeed suffering enough. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's waiting to save him. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new from their decision to move was much more to do with their total see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already III the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the at this thought. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and waiting to save him. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall waiting to save him. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and smiled. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of him to spare Gregor's life. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "what are we to do?" of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Project Gutenberg-tm works. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to page at http://pglaf.org body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Translator: David Wyllie probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then consciousness. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the