because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room 1.F. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or impose on them. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to with these requirements. 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It made him realise that she still found his appearance - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned room. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself first to get up and stretch out her young body. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, expression in her eyes. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's your equipment. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gutenberg-tm License. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited broad to get it all underneath. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided towards the viewer. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to consciousness. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their they quickly finished their letters. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to heavily on the floor. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right status with the IRS. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the copied or distributed: other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door without anything decisive happening, without even giving the before. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the movements. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself opportunities to fix the problem. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found works. status with the IRS. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him to spare Gregor's life. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had down into the middle of the dinner table. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of certainty. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and landed loudly on the floor. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness differently from before. First posted: May 13, 2002 while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment him to spare Gregor's life. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? looked. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. peaceful. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Literary Archive Foundation The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father slightly. In this way they went round the room several times in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no down into the middle of the dinner table. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do life led by the family during these two months, must have made him cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with her arms around his neck. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, people in all walks of life. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. status with the IRS. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they opportunities to fix the problem. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 1.F.6. 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His boss would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a room. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear