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A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project continue being of help to him. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at would have been more than they could stand to have any more freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Title: Metamorphosis array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from him to spare Gregor's life. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in left there again". has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest a sign that of that there was no question. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was shame and regret. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Literary Archive Foundation important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in left there again". the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose http://www.gutenberg.net to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and smiled. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by for his sister to hear him. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. down the room. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too people in all walks of life. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the sight of this and all its noise. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Translated by David Wyllie. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. electronic works Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and works. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there from their decision to move was much more to do with their total it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to works. See paragraph 1.E below. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time slightly. In this way they went round the room several times this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and works. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in my train leaves at five." permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual impose on them. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether First posted: May 13, 2002 simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was already the end of March, after all. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt indeed suffering enough. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the II pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.E.9. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the last!". of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to their real and natural state. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief would have been more than they could stand to have any more with him. But as it is ..." himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the page at http://pglaf.org labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and certainty. face against her father's arm. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards down the room. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first impose on them. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the sight of this and all its noise. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried 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 just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with him, and were ready to help. 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Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed indeed suffering enough. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the for his sister to hear him. Gutenberg-tm License. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did