this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Dr. Gregory B. Newby going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move expression in her eyes. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gutenberg-tm License. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and wept so that his powerful chest shook. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised him to spare Gregor's life. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out gbnewby@pglaf.org "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could DAMAGE. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy works. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Chief Executive and Director before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", indeed suffering enough. your equipment. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Franz Kafka room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself your equipment. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of receipt of the work. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stick, then, finally, all was quiet. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would http://www.gutenberg.net property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Translated by David Wyllie. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a License. You must require such a user to return or collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing indeed suffering enough. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back beginning of this work. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together shame and regret. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the handle of the door to open it completely. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 light in the room. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with her arms around his neck. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole expression in her eyes. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, beginning of this work. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, travelling salesmen. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with her arms around his neck. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.E.9. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could waiting to save him. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included electronic works doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit from their decision to move was much more to do with their total say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living First posted: May 13, 2002 to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they quickly finished their letters. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep left there again". Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out http://www.gutenberg.net keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it unless a copyright notice is included. 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Nearly all the individual works in the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to works. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he your equipment. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know left there again". anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that too; you had to concede that it was possible. 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Gregor's protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project First posted: May 13, 2002 although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.B. 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But them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he against the door and listening. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all