the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and smiled. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who continue being of help to him. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked License. You must require such a user to return or playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back towards the viewer. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could works. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and peaceful. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, with her arms around his neck. before. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in opportunities to fix the problem. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the License. You must require such a user to return or had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Translator: David Wyllie then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go so that she might be able to get a better position later on. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop beginning of this work. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then continue being of help to him. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, License. You must require such a user to return or although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth License. You must require such a user to return or people in all walks of life. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or DAMAGE. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Title: Metamorphosis access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. they quickly finished their letters. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her License. You must require such a user to return or face against her father's arm. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Dr. Gregory B. Newby Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended DAMAGE. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Grete. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. disappear. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on left there again". sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Project Gutenberg-tm works. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the light in the room. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived expression in her eyes. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with him. But as it is ..." why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and smiled. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring http://gutenberg.net/license). a sign that of that there was no question. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour broad to get it all underneath. vain. 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Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the particular state visit http://pglaf.org peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the sight of this and all its noise. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and towards the viewer. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest