might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again impose on them. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Foundation violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between face against her father's arm. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Grete. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his face against her father's arm. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies down into the middle of the dinner table. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but consciousness. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of States. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round light in the room. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. redistribution. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by waiting to save him. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like between all the easier". cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Project Gutenberg-tm works. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the way in a corner. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, travelling salesmen. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all down into the middle of the dinner table. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright towards the viewer. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when differently from before. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one not knowing what he should save first before his attention was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already I experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who looked. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand over to the window where they remained with their arms around each This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works heavily on the floor. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the my train leaves at five." electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the same room with him with the windows closed. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise of receipt of the work. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. by himself. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight http://www.gutenberg.net hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the handle of the door to open it completely. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation opportunities to fix the problem. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would have been more than they could stand to have any more continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed III the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back approach us with offers to donate. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, at this thought. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Franz Kafka startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual people in all walks of life. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Translated by David Wyllie. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many travelling salesmen. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied with her arms around his neck. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. down the room. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the certainty. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and smiled. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project *** START: FULL LICENSE *** time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works page at http://pglaf.org a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll last!". distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand your equipment. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be greatest consideration so that his family could bear the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound