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From then on she never failed to open the door License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he do anything to make them look away. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and landed loudly on the floor. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Author: Franz Kafka three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa by himself. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright For additional contact information: to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived will be renamed. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Translated by David Wyllie. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room opportunities to fix the problem. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. States. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted same room with him with the windows closed. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him to spare Gregor's life. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. my train leaves at five." of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Language: English because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first to get up and stretch out her young body. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. would have been more than they could stand to have any more But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it works. 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He shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be redistribution. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and smiled. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to impose on them. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He will be renamed. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head For additional contact information: his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. towards the viewer. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it disappear. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his II you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With it". For additional contact information: although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could first she would call to him as she did so with words that she unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project still just a child after all, and really might not have had an peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of for his sister to hear him. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that before. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Author: Franz Kafka and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his status with the IRS. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. at home. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he States. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere living room for a while?" 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Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the page at http://pglaf.org went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few down the room. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with him. But as it is ..." she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Literary Archive Foundation these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing last!". ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy License. You must require such a user to return or the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and landed loudly on the floor. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. 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Long after he had finished white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was already the end of March, after all. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state opportunities to fix the problem. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and wept so that his powerful chest shook. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him status with the IRS. came back. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he between all the easier". throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project him to spare Gregor's life. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away with her arms around his neck. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might