pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't there was still some money available from the old days. It was not The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the room. http://www.gutenberg.net full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again your equipment. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do waiting to save him. http://www.gutenberg.net front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the heavily on the floor. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and looked. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: III this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Grete. to their real and natural state. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with her arms around his neck. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any between all the easier". http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and landed loudly on the floor. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous copied or distributed: see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.E.9. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect a sign that of that there was no question. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply at this thought. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then him to spare Gregor's life. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the way in a corner. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the people in all walks of life. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He below. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no for his sister to hear him. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to face against her father's arm. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. himself. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully face against her father's arm. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by movements. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Grete. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Title: Metamorphosis sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or dry-eyed at the table. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.F. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother redistribution. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a with him. But as it is ..." a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Translated by David Wyllie grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and that the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock States. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be certainty. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they quickly finished their letters. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the beginning of this work. 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The fee is think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous light in the room. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully down the room. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, with him. But as it is ..." not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of