frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to by himself. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project approach us with offers to donate. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were *** START: FULL LICENSE *** all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by at home. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk last!". with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest still just a child after all, and really might not have had an he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white by himself. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Grete. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "what are we to do?" complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm about the same subject as there were always at least two members of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down it". *** START: FULL LICENSE *** watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide waiting to save him. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag still just a child after all, and really might not have had an this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he last!". for his sister to hear him. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked greatest consideration so that his family could bear the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his 1.F. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the way in a corner. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's my train leaves at five." controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Foundation send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was not a loss but a great advantage. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let copied or distributed: gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister a sign that of that there was no question. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment stick, then, finally, all was quiet. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And same room with him with the windows closed. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty I permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. http://gutenberg.net/license). nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he opportunities to fix the problem. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already States. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear electronic works more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming against the door and listening. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a certainty. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to left there again". the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully consciousness. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister subject to the trademark license, especially commercial mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and came back. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Translated by David Wyllie. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the handle of the door to open it completely. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did between all the easier". been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Metamorphosis was already the end of March, after all. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the light in the room. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Grete. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the II Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Foundation business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.F. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it,