"Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed shame and regret. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to III "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they quickly finished their letters. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so movements. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt they quickly finished their letters. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, room. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm continue being of help to him. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously travelling salesmen. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room page at http://pglaf.org She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be dry-eyed at the table. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gutenberg-tm License. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he at this thought. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at subject to the trademark license, especially commercial in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay http://gutenberg.net/license). would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Translated by David Wyllie. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Dr. Gregory B. Newby hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, came back. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped so that she might be able to get a better position later on. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it against the door and listening. below. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Language: English the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and landed loudly on the floor. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Language: English whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for between all the easier". They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate impose on them. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent broad to get it all underneath. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he redistribution. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times differently from before. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would same room with him with the windows closed. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all III earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples just to move about the home, every other day would be spent broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the II again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with her arms around his neck. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still without anything decisive happening, without even giving the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming disappear. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. waiting to save him. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, your equipment. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the First posted: May 13, 2002 "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no stick, then, finally, all was quiet. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his expression in her eyes.