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Mrs. Samsa made a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at about the same subject as there were always at least two members of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project it". becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Dr. Gregory B. Newby down into the middle of the dinner table. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and redistribution. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up shame and regret. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different first she would call to him as she did so with words that she doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can III suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Translated by David Wyllie. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: came back. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he had kept free without any necklace or collar. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations I swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and by himself. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. by himself. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the sight of this and all its noise. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously heavily on the floor. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk towards the viewer. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the light in the room. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, your equipment. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, down into the middle of the dinner table. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Translated by David Wyllie his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery so that she might be able to get a better position later on. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version subject to the trademark license, especially commercial threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front electronic works because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the done things. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, at home. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Literary Archive Foundation refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Last updated: May 20, 2012 and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Franz Kafka Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, I Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously First posted: May 13, 2002 grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that left there again". bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did left there again". to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object room. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers so that she might be able to get a better position later on. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Grete. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious done things. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father even though she could have checked for herself and could have known there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed gbnewby@pglaf.org just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement there was still some money available from the old days. It was not hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He down into the middle of the dinner table. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with particular state visit http://pglaf.org 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword stick, then, finally, all was quiet. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to their real and natural state. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on consciousness. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, waiting to save him. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of receipt of the work. was already the end of March, after all. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It dry-eyed at the table. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or would have been more than they could stand to have any more (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain States. and smiled. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner.