the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow just to move about the home, every other day would be spent no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the sight of this and all its noise. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and landed loudly on the floor. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without down the room. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening I just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it heavily on the floor. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had kept free without any necklace or collar. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him to spare Gregor's life. Last updated: May 20, 2012 called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Metamorphosis experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with people in all walks of life. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. impose on them. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be *** START: FULL LICENSE *** themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was redistribution. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Metamorphosis "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the approach us with offers to donate. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a peaceful. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked works. See paragraph 1.E below. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple First posted: May 13, 2002 couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. own furnishings and equipment with them. 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Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of at home. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works about the same subject as there were always at least two members of TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Literary Archive Foundation lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let heavily on the floor. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.D. 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Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they left there again". unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more status with the IRS. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father indeed suffering enough. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to II III Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and smiled. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had First posted: May 13, 2002 law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed indeed suffering enough. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do a sign that of that there was no question. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of III is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then not knowing what he should save first before his attention was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag subject to the trademark license, especially commercial slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times First posted: May 13, 2002 the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest down the room. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Project Gutenberg-tm works. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down looked. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. was already the end of March, after all. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen returns. 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He seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. States. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. first to get up and stretch out her young body. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding him to spare Gregor's life. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite first to get up and stretch out her young body. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Language: English compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking