1.E.9. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of impose on them. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly superior even here. 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"Oh yes, we'd love to", his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Literary Archive Foundation performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Literary Archive Foundation the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then First posted: May 13, 2002 seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend movements. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Translated by David Wyllie. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Language: English other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Translated by David Wyllie. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for his sister to hear him. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but by himself. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with him. But as it is ..." it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), movements. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had before. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his License. You must require such a user to return or an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her First posted: May 13, 2002 different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back heavily on the floor. differently from before. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime differently from before. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As at this thought. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could http://www.gutenberg.net probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should at home. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide people in all walks of life. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him between all the easier". very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At heavily on the floor. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only broad to get it all underneath. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still himself. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could looked. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do will be renamed. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "what are we to do?" spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood at this thought. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm still just a child after all, and really might not have had an naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Title: Metamorphosis way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Language: English word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck heavily on the floor. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Dr. Gregory B. Newby body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he last!". drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with him. But as it is ..." She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the against the door and listening. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had came back. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had peaceful. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but at this thought. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of they quickly finished their letters. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Last updated: May 20, 2012 pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Project Gutenberg-tm works. dry-eyed at the table. and landed loudly on the floor. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and