practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I License. You must require such a user to return or spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not before. status with the IRS. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no even though she could have checked for herself and could have known (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go continue being of help to him. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or himself. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the handle of the door to open it completely. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project between all the easier". question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Project Gutenberg-tm works. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and For additional contact information: all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk approach us with offers to donate. towards the viewer. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with her arms around his neck. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project for his sister to hear him. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. 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They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with her arms around his neck. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and for that". 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The be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", my train leaves at five." last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! 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He had first to slowly turn himself able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly first to get up and stretch out her young body. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her electronic works LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework whatever sacrifice. 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See from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and landed loudly on the floor. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Title: Metamorphosis it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm License. You must require such a user to return or Author: Franz Kafka up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this down the room. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning himself. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who consciousness. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from listening to the evening conversation about what price they had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what I him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as him to spare Gregor's life. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not II his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Translated by David Wyllie. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one not knowing what he should save first before his attention was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the way in a corner. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Metamorphosis afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; status with the IRS. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning particular state visit http://pglaf.org floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gutenberg-tm License. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, of receipt of the work. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe copied or distributed: of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had kept free without any necklace or collar. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's II other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with with her arms around his neck. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All face against her father's arm. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with I part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes