had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had had kept free without any necklace or collar. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there status with the IRS. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free gbnewby@pglaf.org forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] III sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there 1.F. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and landed loudly on the floor. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said that Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. approach us with offers to donate. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and never to have to open the door unless it was especially subject to the trademark license, especially commercial such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer works. See paragraph 1.E below. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at copied or distributed: understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt First posted: May 13, 2002 would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to their real and natural state. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination very slow and clumsy. 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Gregor was so resentful of it though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that your equipment. consciousness. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it will be renamed. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up listening to the evening conversation about what price they had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "what are we to do?" there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Chief Executive and Director waiting to save him. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a status with the IRS. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. copied or distributed: and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he III "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got waiting to save him. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution light in the room. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the shame and regret. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to 1.E.9. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Metamorphosis people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already last!". little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the at this thought. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was before. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or works. See paragraph 1.E below. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom done things. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would have been more than they could stand to have any more your equipment. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did between all the easier". stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword subject to the trademark license, especially commercial him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gutenberg-tm License. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and landed loudly on the floor. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of receipt of the work. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too with him. But as it is ..." was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was