he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Title: Metamorphosis state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his http://gutenberg.net/license). Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at waiting to save him. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Literary Archive Foundation involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Chief Executive and Director the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether status with the IRS. the way in a corner. "what are we to do?" the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear by himself. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned works. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest came back. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found first she would call to him as she did so with words that she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Translated by David Wyllie that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to himself. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Metamorphosis outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I times and they had never come again, at least not with the same changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole came back. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and smiled. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, dry-eyed at the table. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he will be renamed. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and wept so that his powerful chest shook. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Literary Archive Foundation but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper by himself. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that they quickly finished their letters. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door waiting to save him. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the will be renamed. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; will be renamed. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends First posted: May 13, 2002 must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gutenberg-tm License. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Project Gutenberg-tm works. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the my train leaves at five." was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project subject to the trademark license, especially commercial found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, it". father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without with her arms around his neck. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without with her arms around his neck. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he expression in her eyes. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister slightly. In this way they went round the room several times him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Grete. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His For additional contact information: not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of electronic works and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right below. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Foundation them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to heavily on the floor. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, will be renamed. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found I 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't For additional contact information: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There without anything decisive happening, without even giving the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be II grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and landed loudly on the floor. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving disappear. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where