If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table at this thought. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the DAMAGE. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk your equipment. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and expression in her eyes. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Literary Archive Foundation throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning from their decision to move was much more to do with their total more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on stick, then, finally, all was quiet. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. works. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in dry-eyed at the table. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no last!". have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they people in all walks of life. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when expression in her eyes. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand room. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the works. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings consciousness. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Project Gutenberg-tm works. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any expression in her eyes. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had at home. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me States. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. States. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Language: English cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to their real and natural state. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible certainty. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back indeed suffering enough. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving before. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite so that she might be able to get a better position later on. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it States. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some certainty. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room listening to the evening conversation about what price they had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he do anything to make them look away. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against impose on them. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the redistribution. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie greatest consideration so that his family could bear the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't dry-eyed at the table. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at room. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Foundation and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now without anything decisive happening, without even giving the face against her father's arm. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite ways including including checks, online payments and credit card of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor consciousness. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud at home. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able times and they had never come again, at least not with the same suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would before. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Grete. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see beginning of this work. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her that possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the peaceful. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making people in all walks of life. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and landed loudly on the floor. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.E.9. below. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was