through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Chief Executive and Director from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while not knowing what he should save first before his attention was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office electronic works found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared my train leaves at five." Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in broad to get it all underneath. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for For additional contact information: adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed first she would call to him as she did so with words that she stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially subject to the trademark license, especially commercial seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the gbnewby@pglaf.org hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from with her arms around his neck. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", face against her father's arm. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium they quickly finished their letters. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy himself. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish about the same subject as there were always at least two members of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Translated by David Wyllie - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had down the room. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered http://gutenberg.net/license). listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to him to spare Gregor's life. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort waiting to save him. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to light in the room. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Translated by David Wyllie. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in disappear. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was before. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Dr. Gregory B. Newby eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed differently from before. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. For additional contact information: she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use first to get up and stretch out her young body. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance face against her father's arm. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and broad to get it all underneath. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Project Gutenberg-tm works. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether subject to the trademark license, especially commercial disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Metamorphosis things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with him. But as it is ..." everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's first to get up and stretch out her young body. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at against the door and listening. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his copied or distributed: trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set opportunities to fix the problem. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the by himself. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Project Gutenberg-tm works. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Franz Kafka without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he do anything to make them look away. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would have been more than they could stand to have any more inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I For additional contact information: father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Metamorphosis would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of receipt of the work. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with they quickly finished their letters. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Metamorphosis happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had dry-eyed at the table. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three