the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he do anything to make them look away. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 1.E.9. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. done things. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to light in the room. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him gbnewby@pglaf.org the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Language: English no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Metamorphosis had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the certainty. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification http://www.gutenberg.net do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in before. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and looked at him in unhappy silence. 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Now, this was not something that she would be 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Dr. Gregory B. Newby work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in your equipment. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for For additional contact information: gbnewby@pglaf.org been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the handle of the door to open it completely. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK DAMAGE. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would status with the IRS. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without from their decision to move was much more to do with their total they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would *** START: FULL LICENSE *** slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.F. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He of receipt of the work. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him continue being of help to him. himself. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the at home. it". ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a continue being of help to him. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there. 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But as it is ..." the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United page at http://pglaf.org PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower your equipment. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous approach us with offers to donate. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back a sign that of that there was no question. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff below. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with broad to get it all underneath. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three down the room. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from times and they had never come again, at least not with the same from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, broad to get it all underneath. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and down the room. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut between all the easier". state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended impose on them. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations particular state visit http://pglaf.org enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as listening to the evening conversation about what price they had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping peaceful. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** peaceful. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still same room with him with the windows closed. came back. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to copied or distributed: entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without him to spare Gregor's life. Metamorphosis 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that