careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to your equipment. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was http://gutenberg.net/license). And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate room. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any even though she could have checked for herself and could have known ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently works. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the against the door and listening. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Literary Archive Foundation Grete. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really not knowing what he should save first before his attention was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm would have been more than they could stand to have any more which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at not knowing what he should save first before his attention was expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his him to spare Gregor's life. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and movements. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of redistribution. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did by himself. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.E.9. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was not a loss but a great advantage. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he for his sister to hear him. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Project Gutenberg-tm works. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the handle of the door to open it completely. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they before. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer disappear. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 1.F. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. electronic works of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Title: Metamorphosis above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At impose on them. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Literary Archive Foundation (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with about the same subject as there were always at least two members of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with him. But as it is ..." front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it of receipt of the work. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it him to spare Gregor's life. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the sight of this and all its noise. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "what are we to do?" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations *** START: FULL LICENSE *** she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the electronic works threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps beginning of this work. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or at this thought. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps First posted: May 13, 2002 Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting I in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague against the door and listening. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted States. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls down into the middle of the dinner table. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Translated by David Wyllie re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no certainty. to their real and natural state. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm opportunities to fix the problem. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could