to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in of receipt of the work. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was already the end of March, after all. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies at this thought. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Title: Metamorphosis had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we over to the window where they remained with their arms around each open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of page at http://pglaf.org however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he looked. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in my train leaves at five." subject to the trademark license, especially commercial are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being face against her father's arm. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the handle of the door to open it completely. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, continue being of help to him. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do between all the easier". time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one just to move about the home, every other day would be spent window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with towards the viewer. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all over to the window where they remained with their arms around each imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. movements. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, copied or distributed: unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and landed loudly on the floor. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Chief Executive and Director life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister beginning of this work. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up expression in her eyes. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden light in the room. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to their real and natural state. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first continue being of help to him. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready III http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother approach us with offers to donate. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed heavily on the floor. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what against the door and listening. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very left there again". If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, particular state visit http://pglaf.org how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Author: Franz Kafka there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room heavily on the floor. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both even though she could have checked for herself and could have known III noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. with him. But as it is ..." them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. First posted: May 13, 2002 down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in waiting to save him. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough of receipt of the work. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they face against her father's arm. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had redistribution. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just heavily on the floor. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple