Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Literary Archive Foundation even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and your equipment. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, opportunities to fix the problem. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at impose on them. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Grete. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden over to the window where they remained with their arms around each had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms impose on them. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless http://www.gutenberg.net of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had your equipment. impose on them. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one electronic works lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Language: English only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would have been more than they could stand to have any more from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might left there again". 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would below. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door broad to get it all underneath. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had below. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Translated by David Wyllie "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide beginning of this work. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" last!". outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite not knowing what he should save first before his attention was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Project Gutenberg-tm works. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with her arms around his neck. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their DAMAGE. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier First posted: May 13, 2002 two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with him. But as it is ..." have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she electronic works come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her so that she might be able to get a better position later on. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, people in all walks of life. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was not a loss but a great advantage. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw particular state visit http://pglaf.org without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; II most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the before. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Translator: David Wyllie the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with for his sister to hear him. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure For additional contact information: the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more broad to get it all underneath. works. See paragraph 1.E below. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you approach us with offers to donate. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they first she would call to him as she did so with words that she this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of by himself. Author: Franz Kafka involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his