in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Language: English them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest light in the room. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking foot at him as he went. 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Additional terms will be linked He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.E.9. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help not knowing what he should save first before his attention was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself listening to the evening conversation about what price they had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his he do anything to make them look away. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Grete. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together page at http://pglaf.org now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Last updated: May 20, 2012 only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Literary Archive Foundation worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just now." 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See enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the status with the IRS. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "what are we to do?" there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards still just a child after all, and really might not have had an word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was already the end of March, after all. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room will be renamed. waiting to save him. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will *** START: FULL LICENSE *** spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the people in all walks of life. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from differently from before. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself people in all walks of life. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Language: English answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in at home. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy consciousness. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and would have been more than they could stand to have any more that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Franz Kafka 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees with her arms around his neck. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. particular state visit http://pglaf.org through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about things had become superfluous which, although they could not be shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or http://gutenberg.net/license). stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some indeed suffering enough. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gutenberg-tm License. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions down into the middle of the dinner table. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would