had kept free without any necklace or collar. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. travelling salesmen. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and beginning of this work. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official done things. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true heavily on the floor. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her for his sister to hear him. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we below. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in beginning of this work. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough people in all walks of life. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. 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Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro greatest consideration so that his family could bear the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. 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"What do you mean?", asked the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. a sign that of that there was no question. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Chief Executive and Director on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another they quickly finished their letters. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard First posted: May 13, 2002 couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the way in a corner. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for travelling salesmen. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember http://gutenberg.net/license). to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.F. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and smiled. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I people in all walks of life. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with her arms around his neck. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to it". the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making electronic works with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the sight of this and all its noise. below. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Language: English room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his face against her father's arm. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned approach us with offers to donate. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if certainty. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to their real and natural state. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Translated by David Wyllie. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very greatest consideration so that his family could bear the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did peaceful. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's 1.E.9. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "what are we to do?" everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: towards the viewer. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He a sign that of that there was no question. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At waiting to save him. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related redistribution. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his