soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Project Gutenberg-tm works. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it consciousness. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation first she would call to him as she did so with words that she came back. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand light in the room. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been beginning of this work. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately gbnewby@pglaf.org think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking without anything decisive happening, without even giving the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed at this thought. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of travelling salesmen. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling broad to get it all underneath. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would have been more than they could stand to have any more in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm works. See paragraph 1.E below. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Metamorphosis eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a gbnewby@pglaf.org dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and smiled. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as last!". he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Last updated: May 20, 2012 disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 last!". by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the had kept free without any necklace or collar. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gutenberg-tm License. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and down into the middle of the dinner table. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slightly. In this way they went round the room several times sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Literary Archive Foundation now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had disappear. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard before. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took before. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 1.F. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. 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You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and face against her father's arm. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one License. You must require such a user to return or of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he himself. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will is working with his fretsaw. 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That was something his parents did not one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from