mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he do anything to make them look away. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his travelling salesmen. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with her arms around his neck. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from First posted: May 13, 2002 was already the end of March, after all. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had kept free without any necklace or collar. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Dr. Gregory B. Newby considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Chief Executive and Director for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her States. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the handle of the door to open it completely. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he heavily on the floor. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The for his sister to hear him. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were shame and regret. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in certainty. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the sight of this and all its noise. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Chief Executive and Director somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, 1.E.9. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and 1.E.9. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon people in all walks of life. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Foundation the sight of this and all its noise. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of electronic works owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a had kept free without any necklace or collar. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them http://www.gutenberg.net She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief I same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments ways including including checks, online payments and credit card close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of people in all walks of life. Last updated: May 20, 2012 delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but my train leaves at five." Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. 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If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and wept so that his powerful chest shook. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the last!". to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.F. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, expression in her eyes. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said without anything decisive happening, without even giving the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite him to spare Gregor's life. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Literary Archive Foundation now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and before. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Translator: David Wyllie from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. left there again". floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to done things. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at your equipment. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Title: Metamorphosis from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and down into the middle of the dinner table. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the way in a corner. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was not a loss but a great advantage. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully