how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was people in all walks of life. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Title: Metamorphosis Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of at home. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; http://www.gutenberg.net "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which beginning of this work. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a particular state visit http://pglaf.org had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from him to spare Gregor's life. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried for his sister to hear him. broad to get it all underneath. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if down into the middle of the dinner table. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Grete. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. him to spare Gregor's life. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of http://gutenberg.net/license). with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in was already the end of March, after all. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the sight of this and all its noise. looked. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists still just a child after all, and really might not have had an dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance same room with him with the windows closed. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in impose on them. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did approach us with offers to donate. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Last updated: May 20, 2012 glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would have been more than they could stand to have any more bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work with him. But as it is ..." that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Translated by David Wyllie almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown III they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations waiting to save him. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern room. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different towards the viewer. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Foundation the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I from their decision to move was much more to do with their total possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. himself. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination against the door and listening. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and landed loudly on the floor. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door came back. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something left there again". room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had differently from before. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over between all the easier". breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on peaceful. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he redistribution. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in dry-eyed at the table. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with her arms around his neck. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had same room with him with the windows closed. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that waiting to save him. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days http://gutenberg.net/license). from their decision to move was much more to do with their total chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and indeed suffering enough. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move last!". while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for