dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, first to get up and stretch out her young body. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no himself. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of License. You must require such a user to return or eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Title: Metamorphosis and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE still just a child after all, and really might not have had an state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any my train leaves at five." pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest him to spare Gregor's life. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Language: English there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing approach us with offers to donate. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said continue being of help to him. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: ways including including checks, online payments and credit card there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white http://gutenberg.net/license). individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. towards the viewer. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Translated by David Wyllie. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he redistribution. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the left there again". had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she my train leaves at five." redistribution. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising just to move about the home, every other day would be spent It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was already the end of March, after all. approach us with offers to donate. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. down the room. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding copied or distributed: that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let first to get up and stretch out her young body. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear between all the easier". And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the handle of the door to open it completely. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E.8. 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He moved very gradually, as if electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Translated by David Wyllie. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of by himself. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to waiting to save him. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help heavily on the floor. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. copied or distributed: that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with him. But as it is ..." So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat stick, then, finally, all was quiet. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room for his sister to hear him. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was done things. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the States. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and opportunities to fix the problem. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation beginning of this work. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I peaceful. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers over to the window where they remained with their arms around each http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular it". quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, particular state visit http://pglaf.org the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he left there again". done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total consciousness. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.