in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there was still some money available from the old days. It was not unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Language: English he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it". doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw I Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without for his sister to hear him. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Language: English shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping not knowing what he should save first before his attention was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was before. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she they quickly finished their letters. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to face against her father's arm. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Translator: David Wyllie very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the sight of this and all its noise. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the sight of this and all its noise. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was page at http://pglaf.org his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** face against her father's arm. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would have been more than they could stand to have any more way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his people in all walks of life. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which by himself. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied room. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it peaceful. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the room. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the a sign that of that there was no question. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless looked. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to came back. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon approach us with offers to donate. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in DAMAGE. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Foundation whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer your equipment. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to same room with him with the windows closed. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and expression in her eyes. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 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." stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.F. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Metamorphosis struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa for his sister to hear him. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the before. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with him. But as it is ..." pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. 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