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When his father then explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of gbnewby@pglaf.org The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, redistribution. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Language: English throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have First posted: May 13, 2002 themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with him. But as it is ..." Dr. Gregory B. Newby of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Chief Executive and Director fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Foundation interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped between all the easier". would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would at this thought. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to came back. page at http://pglaf.org 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the States. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom First posted: May 13, 2002 he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with at home. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had expression in her eyes. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and never to have to open the door unless it was especially removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the dry-eyed at the table. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact status with the IRS. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied so that she might be able to get a better position later on. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and last!". what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never things had become superfluous which, although they could not be slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out will be renamed. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 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 fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying down the room. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Metamorphosis lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Metamorphosis Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Metamorphosis still just a child after all, and really might not have had an room. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Translated by David Wyllie. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed down the room. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would II to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back peaceful. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project my train leaves at five." Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he do anything to make them look away. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Translated by David Wyllie Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back down the room. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room just to move about the home, every other day would be spent all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it he do anything to make them look away. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the First posted: May 13, 2002 last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to