chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Translated by David Wyllie. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay I violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she my train leaves at five." That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and never to have to open the door unless it was especially License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. expression in her eyes. Translated by David Wyllie. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and For additional contact information: dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Translated by David Wyllie. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched before. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and landed loudly on the floor. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, my train leaves at five." white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never they quickly finished their letters. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Language: English concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg they quickly finished their letters. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit at this thought. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was not a loss but a great advantage. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Grete. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with her arms around his neck. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** just to move about the home, every other day would be spent lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed first she would call to him as she did so with words that she freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived room. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. prospects were. 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There involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. 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There's no basis for any of the electronic works his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him to spare Gregor's life. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and landed loudly on the floor. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works down the room. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. himself. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no without anything decisive happening, without even giving the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped travelling salesmen. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish will be renamed. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it". Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without left there again". his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced *** START: FULL LICENSE *** too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's