they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest left there again". he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and smiled. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. with her arms around his neck. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Chief Executive and Director your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his I to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Translated by David Wyllie. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. at this thought. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that status with the IRS. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in people in all walks of life. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by dry-eyed at the table. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by *** START: FULL LICENSE *** probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Foundation send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had kept free without any necklace or collar. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in III the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at consciousness. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg consciousness. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to approach us with offers to donate. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" had kept free without any necklace or collar. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. License. You must require such a user to return or away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the works. See paragraph 1.E below. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe things had become superfluous which, although they could not be States. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister http://gutenberg.net/license). trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with him. But as it is ..." The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his by himself. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they quickly finished their letters. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably with her arms around his neck. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Grete. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project just to move about the home, every other day would be spent business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use was not a loss but a great advantage. movements. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped redistribution. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many movements. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.E.9. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could had kept free without any necklace or collar. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the way in a corner. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was differently from before. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the movements. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe II would have been more than they could stand to have any more concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it III living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and wept so that his powerful chest shook. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly came back. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever will be renamed. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the between all the easier". hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something down into the middle of the dinner table. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here below. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter