taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO movements. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot first to get up and stretch out her young body. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest down into the middle of the dinner table. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and looked. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand looked. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was already the end of March, after all. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no so that she might be able to get a better position later on. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew DAMAGE. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this waiting to save him. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for For additional contact information: his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance consciousness. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching still just a child after all, and really might not have had an has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole consciousness. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE same room with him with the windows closed. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the way in a corner. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about done things. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly travelling salesmen. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to travelling salesmen. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the room. http://www.gutenberg.net the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest First posted: May 13, 2002 it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation my train leaves at five." - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Dr. Gregory B. Newby situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest for his sister to hear him. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Translated by David Wyllie the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they *** START: FULL LICENSE *** posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm disappear. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will III them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Translated by David Wyllie. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition 1.F. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing joy, but once at the door she went silent. 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And supported by the two women he would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain page at http://pglaf.org screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Dr. Gregory B. Newby smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of a sign that of that there was no question. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it I trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door looked. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. redistribution. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen face against her father's arm. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this continue being of help to him. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was already the end of March, after all. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and smiled. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the below. my train leaves at five." dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. was not a loss but a great advantage. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off