him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman movements. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Title: Metamorphosis and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent other. 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As the key turned So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" 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Or he might go her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it". difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into incarcerated in his room. 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"Just as I His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had copied or distributed: falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg-tm License. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once shame and regret. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor times and they had never come again, at least not with the same but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could dry-eyed at the table. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. 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Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn waiting to save him. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Chief Executive and Director thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay had first seen him. 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There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg so that she might be able to get a better position later on. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. 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"You can vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Dr. Gregory B. Newby transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still First posted: May 13, 2002 joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Professor Michael S. 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"I mean just what I himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" works. See paragraph 1.E below. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of receipt of the work. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did beginning of this work. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 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You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she before. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware certainty. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, towards the viewer. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say still just a child after all, and really might not have had an stick, then, finally, all was quiet. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Last updated: May 20, 2012 insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a more, everything was left up to him. 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His sister Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear expression in her eyes. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could down the room. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially face against her father's arm. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that 1.E.9. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right your equipment. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had below. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which broad to get it all underneath. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to page at http://pglaf.org her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he with her arms around his neck. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the way in a corner. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by without anything decisive happening, without even giving the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that was not a loss but a great advantage. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly people in all walks of life. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the at this thought. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few still just a child after all, and really might not have had an conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Last updated: May 20, 2012 helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Dr. Gregory B. Newby the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this before. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or States. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a License. You must require such a user to return or to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it,