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A collection of textile samples re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make http://www.gutenberg.net getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Translated by David Wyllie. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her subject to the trademark license, especially commercial wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to their real and natural state. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value before. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand For additional contact information: alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether First posted: May 13, 2002 it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of looked. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once particular state visit http://pglaf.org flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound copied or distributed: to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages just to move about the home, every other day would be spent electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Metamorphosis method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." works. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up still just a child after all, and really might not have had an *** START: FULL LICENSE *** coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Translated by David Wyllie. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, waiting to save him. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever he do anything to make them look away. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. before. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly against the door and listening. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime page at http://pglaf.org cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without works. See paragraph 1.E below. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every differently from before. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere License. You must require such a user to return or be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest they quickly finished their letters. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any even though she could have checked for herself and could have known found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their for his sister to hear him. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me indeed suffering enough. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the sight of this and all its noise. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously travelling salesmen. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, before. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that opportunities to fix the problem. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project times and they had never come again, at least not with the same made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing III uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles copied or distributed: re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and landed loudly on the floor. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project done things. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking not knowing what he should save first before his attention was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt people in all walks of life. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished