while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. will be renamed. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, broad to get it all underneath. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's II first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his continue being of help to him. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Language: English like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned life led by the family during these two months, must have made him eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed done things. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would For additional contact information: such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had redistribution. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had with her arms around his neck. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a copied or distributed: have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Literary Archive Foundation work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even differently from before. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was not a loss but a great advantage. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the gbnewby@pglaf.org above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way heavily on the floor. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but http://www.gutenberg.net without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with him. But as it is ..." INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, came back. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" same room with him with the windows closed. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn face against her father's arm. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his II with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him to spare Gregor's life. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying first she would call to him as she did so with words that she must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his same room with him with the windows closed. looked. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change http://www.gutenberg.net in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by disappear. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that http://www.gutenberg.net Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 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 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Literary Archive Foundation situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg-tm License. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Foundation spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about continue being of help to him. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not below. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Translated by David Wyllie. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister down the room. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be