any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At indeed suffering enough. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any indeed suffering enough. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Foundation doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Grete. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As there was still some money available from the old days. It was not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Metamorphosis or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with down the room. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no looked. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back movements. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the sight of this and all its noise. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, last!". ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the sight of this and all its noise. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a status with the IRS. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Grete. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project gbnewby@pglaf.org that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room light in the room. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every for his sister to hear him. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited they quickly finished their letters. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, waiting to save him. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he do anything to make them look away. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented at home. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself consciousness. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was people in all walks of life. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk heavily on the floor. expression in her eyes. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" so that she might be able to get a better position later on. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the way in a corner. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an greatest consideration so that his family could bear the II sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, left there again". before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered will be renamed. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home waiting to save him. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was they quickly finished their letters. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Chief Executive and Director her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving down the room. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project page at http://pglaf.org warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was II water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Foundation it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works came back. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it gbnewby@pglaf.org First posted: May 13, 2002 trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt first she would call to him as she did so with words that she part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then