blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became without anything decisive happening, without even giving the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until room. approach us with offers to donate. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.E.9. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his States. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Metamorphosis hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally down into the middle of the dinner table. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before broad to get it all underneath. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen subject to the trademark license, especially commercial have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total last!". boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it". that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh at home. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Chief Executive and Director the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Translated by David Wyllie. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Translated by David Wyllie. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy left there again". calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried particular state visit http://pglaf.org despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, would have been more than they could stand to have any more finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and smiled. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Translated by David Wyllie times and they had never come again, at least not with the same enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off certainty. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was I nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of opportunities to fix the problem. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to their real and natural state. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly redistribution. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and http://gutenberg.net/license). himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your with her arms around his neck. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all was already the end of March, after all. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide of receipt of the work. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose expression in her eyes. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in left there again". do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Translated by David Wyllie everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview before. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and smiled. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did I think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found came back. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, shame and regret. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good people in all walks of life. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.E.9. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite http://www.gutenberg.net were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and at home. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and a sign that of that there was no question. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.E.9. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Translator: David Wyllie close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total For additional contact information: condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed redistribution. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another