this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. people in all walks of life. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister without anything decisive happening, without even giving the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. first to get up and stretch out her young body. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would was not a loss but a great advantage. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took waiting to save him. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's approach us with offers to donate. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Foundation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell expression in her eyes. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the sight of this and all its noise. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Franz Kafka see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Translated by David Wyllie. 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Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own came back. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. 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Perhaps his parents were sat at the table on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could gbnewby@pglaf.org suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just at this thought. my train leaves at five." away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. 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Sometimes he would noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm work. 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His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, gbnewby@pglaf.org make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. himself. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break approach us with offers to donate. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that I special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, For additional contact information: was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Last updated: May 20, 2012 and smiled. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all indeed suffering enough. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new approach us with offers to donate. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the all his force out of the bed. 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Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** same room with him with the windows closed. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Language: English Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.F. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything he do anything to make them look away. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was already the end of March, after all. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently room. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of beginning of this work. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the redistribution. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever with her arms around his neck. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly shame and regret. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he ways including including checks, online payments and credit card filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of same room with him with the windows closed. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again times and they had never come again, at least not with the same anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Last updated: May 20, 2012 and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether movements. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to http://gutenberg.net/license). hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and never to have to open the door unless it was especially uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided