devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she II tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.F. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to their real and natural state. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Literary Archive Foundation the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm DAMAGE. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Translator: David Wyllie to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily times and they had never come again, at least not with the same lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was not a loss but a great advantage. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get at home. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her down into the middle of the dinner table. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on works. See paragraph 1.E below. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which your equipment. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, electronic works more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is first to get up and stretch out her young body. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how came back. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the gbnewby@pglaf.org startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was differently from before. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness down into the middle of the dinner table. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the by himself. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no same room with him with the windows closed. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the sight of this and all its noise. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they quickly finished their letters. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Translated by David Wyllie. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more slightly. In this way they went round the room several times seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic even though she could have checked for herself and could have known have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this not knowing what he should save first before his attention was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it". Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there below. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The impose on them. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from so that she might be able to get a better position later on. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. down into the middle of the dinner table. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, certainty. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and landed loudly on the floor. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary he do anything to make them look away. heavily on the floor. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on opportunities to fix the problem. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than they quickly finished their letters. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally electronic works do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm same room with him with the windows closed. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one travelling salesmen. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose been thrown down by chance. 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