Metamorphosis state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to waiting to save him. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would shame and regret. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed copied or distributed: they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living had kept free without any necklace or collar. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she States. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been disappear. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, status with the IRS. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and down into the middle of the dinner table. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go so that she might be able to get a better position later on. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way not knowing what he should save first before his attention was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making last!". anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a my train leaves at five." made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Translated by David Wyllie. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's consciousness. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and will be renamed. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gutenberg-tm License. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each left there again". been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get between all the easier". all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.E.9. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the works. See paragraph 1.E below. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than room. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered will be renamed. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and smiled. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 1.F. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works people in all walks of life. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever expression in her eyes. consciousness. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, III Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Foundation he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven they quickly finished their letters. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door last!". smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against First posted: May 13, 2002 away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way down into the middle of the dinner table. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email continue being of help to him. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all States. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the movements. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or travelling salesmen. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come from their decision to move was much more to do with their total experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just about the same subject as there were always at least two members of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made page at http://pglaf.org landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project indeed suffering enough. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.E.9. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while redistribution. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total