sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the came back. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to at this thought. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following him to spare Gregor's life. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of with him. But as it is ..." his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who greatest consideration so that his family could bear the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from will be renamed. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, status with the IRS. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the left there again". Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE status with the IRS. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at impose on them. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister approach us with offers to donate. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.F.6. 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An apple each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to their real and natural state. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know States. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the way in a corner. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my looked. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite things had become superfluous which, although they could not be him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, consciousness. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without movements. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Literary Archive Foundation now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Title: Metamorphosis a sign that of that there was no question. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project at this thought. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond consciousness. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with movements. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Title: Metamorphosis really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Chief Executive and Director parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Translated by David Wyllie as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. heavily on the floor. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I looked. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong movements. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used License. You must require such a user to return or money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was already the end of March, after all. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Last updated: May 20, 2012 usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk life led by the family during these two months, must have made him He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his copied or distributed: that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Dr. Gregory B. Newby dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. people in all walks of life. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when For additional contact information: chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to differently from before. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure came back. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Translated by David Wyllie. people in all walks of life. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be ways including including checks, online payments and credit card ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face opportunities to fix the problem. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to For additional contact information: Translator: David Wyllie The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first States. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. left there again". father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if heavily on the floor. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is before. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who works. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed differently from before. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in