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The first response to his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards by himself. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed it". quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Translated by David Wyllie me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was peaceful. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** For additional contact information: shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or copied or distributed: from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Translator: David Wyllie eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy at this thought. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "what are we to do?" Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and smiled. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then impose on them. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and landed loudly on the floor. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Language: English appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty indeed suffering enough. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a for his sister to hear him. 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"Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Translated by David Wyllie. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, light in the room. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation at home. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "what are we to do?" everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would only in secret. 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Project Gutenberg-tm works. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present from their decision to move was much more to do with their total think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and smiled. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to at home. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them *** START: FULL LICENSE *** back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with him. But as it is ..." life led by the family during these two months, must have made him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where attention to the pain he was causing himself. 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Additional terms will be linked whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each approach us with offers to donate. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his it". able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Literary Archive Foundation that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the differently from before. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to their real and natural state. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite http://www.gutenberg.net respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm expression in her eyes. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even II dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did III found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the electronic works at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He greatest consideration so that his family could bear the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little would have been more than they could stand to have any more even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. him to spare Gregor's life. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on people in all walks of life. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had