he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop beginning of this work. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present approach us with offers to donate. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that electronic works at this thought. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. 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The next train went at straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Foundation away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new looked. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works differently from before. they quickly finished their letters. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Project Gutenberg-tm works. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being of receipt of the work. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered for his sister to hear him. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning moment, and he waited. 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Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she works. See paragraph 1.E below. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Last updated: May 20, 2012 wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would movements. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all http://gutenberg.net/license). would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: page at http://pglaf.org "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it face against her father's arm. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no done things. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used II nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring heavily on the floor. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different works. See paragraph 1.E below. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could disappear. before. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was not a loss but a great advantage. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay before. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but people in all walks of life. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give First posted: May 13, 2002 or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, expression in her eyes. was already the end of March, after all. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He against the door and listening. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in broad to get it all underneath. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His down the room. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him License. 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He had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to same room with him with the windows closed. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a even though she could have checked for herself and could have known partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they quickly finished their letters. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.E.9. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag *** START: FULL LICENSE *** with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" not knowing what he should save first before his attention was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Title: Metamorphosis there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and smiled. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept peaceful. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went works. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he do anything to make them look away. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for