him to spare Gregor's life. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a came back. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and landed loudly on the floor. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to their real and natural state. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this towards the viewer. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and landed loudly on the floor. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, License. You must require such a user to return or Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit first to get up and stretch out her young body. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest last!". while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the 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 to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the light in the room. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father States. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Language: English backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in License. You must require such a user to return or mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; light in the room. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon will be renamed. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the sight of this and all its noise. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday towards the viewer. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be works. See paragraph 1.E below. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond over to the window where they remained with their arms around each completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. disappear. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself they quickly finished their letters. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual http://gutenberg.net/license). against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his consciousness. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "what are we to do?" had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little came back. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Foundation playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and never to have to open the door unless it was especially The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had came back. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him works. 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So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that I unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of shame and regret. and landed loudly on the floor. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player works. See paragraph 1.E below. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon opportunities to fix the problem. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from their decision to move was much more to do with their total it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on my train leaves at five." left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "what are we to do?" or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to their real and natural state. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared particular state visit http://pglaf.org adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more at this thought. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by status with the IRS. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for 1.F. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. they quickly finished their letters. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from II him to spare Gregor's life. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a III was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from their decision to move was much more to do with their total certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table.