wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that about the same subject as there were always at least two members of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or so that she might be able to get a better position later on. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. had kept free without any necklace or collar. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women still just a child after all, and really might not have had an think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch movements. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little disappear. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw works. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the left there again". eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the handle of the door to open it completely. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite had kept free without any necklace or collar. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of continue being of help to him. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his they quickly finished their letters. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions beginning of this work. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing slightly. In this way they went round the room several times she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United http://www.gutenberg.net still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles light in the room. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was not a loss but a great advantage. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm License. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would have been more than they could stand to have any more close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared looked. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly dry-eyed at the table. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Metamorphosis her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening shame and regret. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw waiting to save him. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work status with the IRS. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that room. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much looked. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did stick, then, finally, all was quiet. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. 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But that electronic works with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new http://gutenberg.net/license). works. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after my train leaves at five." sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on light in the room. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. at this thought. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Professor Michael S. 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Or he might go should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by face against her father's arm. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Foundation this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying people in all walks of life. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Literary Archive Foundation after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the himself. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. for his sister to hear him. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to their real and natural state. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a disappear. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and opportunities to fix the problem. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, at this thought. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only differently from before. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become particular state visit http://pglaf.org belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he