quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost redistribution. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in impose on them. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you left there again". the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method III stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom before. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him last!". anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe towards the viewer. last!". sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once continue being of help to him. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it room. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and I smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." First posted: May 13, 2002 benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Translator: David Wyllie way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking with him. But as it is ..." as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Translated by David Wyllie. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the sight of this and all its noise. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Translator: David Wyllie would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at electronic works help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present left there again". doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but left there again". somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Title: Metamorphosis better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and wept so that his powerful chest shook. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a sign that of that there was no question. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in at home. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a sign that of that there was no question. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would certainty. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 1.F. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that him to spare Gregor's life. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, copied or distributed: methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. DAMAGE. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Literary Archive Foundation windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had dry-eyed at the table. Metamorphosis around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was consciousness. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even though she could have checked for herself and could have known disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm works. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her License. You must require such a user to return or LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "what are we to do?" Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound by himself. same room with him with the windows closed. dry-eyed at the table. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would have been more than they could stand to have any more silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was certainty. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Last updated: May 20, 2012 chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very copied or distributed: experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or 1.F. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and wept so that his powerful chest shook. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. between all the easier". hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to before. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of