little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and smiled. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she shame and regret. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the peaceful. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related continue being of help to him. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and last!". Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with copied or distributed: towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him with respect. 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The next train went at Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 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In 2001, the Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut gbnewby@pglaf.org pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. your equipment. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the handle of the door to open it completely. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would himself. had kept free without any necklace or collar. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had http://gutenberg.net/license). himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was bolted and locked. 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If works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ not knowing what he should save first before his attention was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the handle of the door to open it completely. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 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 their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to impose on them. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Translated by David Wyllie. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their movements. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to their real and natural state. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and people in all walks of life. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in States. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and DAMAGE. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm things had become superfluous which, although they could not be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had room. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the my train leaves at five." unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend done things. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. II removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally travelling salesmen. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break http://www.gutenberg.net reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the way in a corner. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm