already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she expression in her eyes. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing III could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 1.F. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; expression in her eyes. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Language: English times and they had never come again, at least not with the same badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who certainty. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. light in the room. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of License. You must require such a user to return or of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the handle of the door to open it completely. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the it". works. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by him to spare Gregor's life. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was not a loss but a great advantage. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Dr. Gregory B. Newby down into the middle of the dinner table. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can your equipment. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over stick, then, finally, all was quiet. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to opportunities to fix the problem. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there was already the end of March, after all. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to same room with him with the windows closed. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day http://www.gutenberg.net one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Translated by David Wyllie stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final same room with him with the windows closed. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Last updated: May 20, 2012 whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest there was still some money available from the old days. It was not insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of waiting to save him. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated broad to get it all underneath. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples him to spare Gregor's life. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would broad to get it all underneath. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. II might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then indeed suffering enough. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought