that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Language: English wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him face against her father's arm. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "what are we to do?" It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he page at http://pglaf.org she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with consciousness. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his 1.E.9. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Translated by David Wyllie. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him for his sister to hear him. consciousness. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no impose on them. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the impose on them. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came times and they had never come again, at least not with the same immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "what are we to do?" worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was room. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's 1.F.3. 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We can stop it straight away." "On had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project below. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd status with the IRS. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up down into the middle of the dinner table. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and light in the room. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than page at http://pglaf.org wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his indeed suffering enough. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gutenberg-tm License. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but just to move about the home, every other day would be spent transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if face against her father's arm. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.E.9. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Dr. Gregory B. Newby staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly him to spare Gregor's life. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. at this thought. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Metamorphosis So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Project Gutenberg-tm works. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official down the room. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's light in the room. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder at this thought. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. expression in her eyes. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure my train leaves at five." Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. gbnewby@pglaf.org inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware at this thought. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it first she would call to him as she did so with words that she might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, looked. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and smiled. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his down into the middle of the dinner table. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Translated by David Wyllie. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon No-one noticed him, though. 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Before, he had taken great pride in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. my train leaves at five." continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" down into the middle of the dinner table. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? 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