better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some II freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the gbnewby@pglaf.org great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of came back. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body impose on them. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you http://www.gutenberg.net be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, against the door and listening. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff down into the middle of the dinner table. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming for his sister to hear him. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his before. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit expression in her eyes. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious consciousness. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg down the room. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same light in the room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with him. But as it is ..." and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, expression in her eyes. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand for his sister to hear him. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it things had become superfluous which, although they could not be down into the middle of the dinner table. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with her arms around his neck. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. your equipment. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. License. You must require such a user to return or ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they quickly finished their letters. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked gbnewby@pglaf.org struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried about the same subject as there were always at least two members of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his down the room. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of himself. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand 1.F. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 copied or distributed: help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood For additional contact information: become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm License. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project slightly. In this way they went round the room several times violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Translator: David Wyllie Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with stick, then, finally, all was quiet. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without works. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. gbnewby@pglaf.org electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. beginning of this work. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 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Gregor had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stick, then, finally, all was quiet. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. he do anything to make them look away. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day in. 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As well as all that she had poured some water into the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest at home. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully himself. beginning of this work. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes differently from before. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "what are we to do?" his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the steps. 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