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From then on she never failed to open the door was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Translated by David Wyllie re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, ground one at a time. 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See Translated by David Wyllie. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of if somebody came to help him. 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They do pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms First posted: May 13, 2002 could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.D. 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Why did Gregor have to be the only one experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Metamorphosis - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Author: Franz Kafka unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was last!". donations. 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Now they all splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers License. You must require such a user to return or open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been better. 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"Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his butter and salt. 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She thought just Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Section 4. 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Doing business like this shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Dr. Gregory B. Newby the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was at this thought. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to himself. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. closed and refusing to get up. 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If I didn't have my parents to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found for his sister to hear him. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands gbnewby@pglaf.org practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 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He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the http://gutenberg.net/license). "what are we to do?" there was still some money available from the old days. It was not PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included slightly. In this way they went round the room several times from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had electronic works for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on against the door and listening. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate approach us with offers to donate. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and wept so that his powerful chest shook. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant so that she might be able to get a better position later on. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.F. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in status with the IRS. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Project Gutenberg-tm works. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even indeed suffering enough. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the copied or distributed: he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Translated by David Wyllie. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do First posted: May 13, 2002 They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in peaceful. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Dr. Gregory B. Newby leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if electronic works was already the end of March, after all. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the handle of the door to open it completely. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important http://www.gutenberg.net with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the travelling salesmen. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way will be renamed. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Language: English heavily on the floor. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how expression in her eyes. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. disappear. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before waiting to save him. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight