your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to for his sister to hear him. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. 1.E.9. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my dry-eyed at the table. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what by himself. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to their real and natural state. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Translated by David Wyllie be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, had kept free without any necklace or collar. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking at home. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort room. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? will be renamed. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side without anything decisive happening, without even giving the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's slightly. In this way they went round the room several times provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him left there again". including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. For additional contact information: "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on looked. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's disappear. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Translated by David Wyllie. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than subject to the trademark license, especially commercial thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, will be renamed. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower from their decision to move was much more to do with their total chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without times and they had never come again, at least not with the same with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 1.F. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister of receipt of the work. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Last updated: May 20, 2012 couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them impose on them. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Translator: David Wyllie thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt towards the viewer. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but works. See paragraph 1.E below. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it". received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman room. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had DAMAGE. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared III Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. consciousness. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over not knowing what he should save first before his attention was information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to it". his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his at home. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change expression in her eyes. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room slightly. In this way they went round the room several times all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch your equipment. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was already the end of March, after all. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the certainty. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would have been more than they could stand to have any more furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" subject to the trademark license, especially commercial calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had http://www.gutenberg.net PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy waiting to save him. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would have been more than they could stand to have any more for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. against the door and listening. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. left there again". was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently even though she could have checked for herself and could have known intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force