Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project done things. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.9. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread room. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found left there again". close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, face against her father's arm. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully they quickly finished their letters. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Project Gutenberg-tm works. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." himself. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home II representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated below. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Grete. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations first to get up and stretch out her young body. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss certainty. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about down into the middle of the dinner table. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. redistribution. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, face against her father's arm. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too against the door and listening. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak people in all walks of life. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the done things. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father gbnewby@pglaf.org the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project States. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. at home. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was not a loss but a great advantage. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had had kept free without any necklace or collar. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was already the end of March, after all. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how opportunities to fix the problem. Translated by David Wyllie all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact below. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a http://gutenberg.net/license). 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had kept free without any necklace or collar. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position left there again". been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH impose on them. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would just to move about the home, every other day would be spent happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would came back. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder.