his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, First posted: May 13, 2002 Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with usual. 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"Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only not knowing what he should save first before his attention was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. 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She even swore achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. 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And what's meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as at his father. 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He was especially press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of wearing them at functions and celebrations. 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The family was totally preoccupied with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he my train leaves at five." had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again indeed suffering enough. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He light in the room. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gutenberg-tm License. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back chosen! Travelling day in and day out. 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He was standing up straight enough now; even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we left there again". 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and would move about painfully. 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Gregor's appeals to his father were of no playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the applicable state law. 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Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object consciousness. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been expression in her eyes. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Translated by David Wyllie enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal First posted: May 13, 2002 joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" electronic works do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go peaceful. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in For additional contact information: towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt my train leaves at five." sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly waiting to save him. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Translated by David Wyllie. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to their real and natural state. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Last updated: May 20, 2012 his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what works. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the handle of the door to open it completely. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread continue being of help to him. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar shame and regret. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to consciousness. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted left there again". the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just differently from before. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to shame and regret. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up redistribution. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of continue being of help to him. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's indeed suffering enough. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck