screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Metamorphosis concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his III bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon States. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Franz Kafka he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock below. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved him to spare Gregor's life. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "what are we to do?" pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Project Gutenberg-tm works. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her without anything decisive happening, without even giving the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. opportunities to fix the problem. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the against the door and listening. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and landed loudly on the floor. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used will be renamed. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and never to have to open the door unless it was especially there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the travelling salesmen. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the below. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gutenberg-tm License. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from him to spare Gregor's life. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to certainty. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Literary Archive Foundation "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door against the door and listening. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his before. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with him. But as it is ..." over to the window where they remained with their arms around each that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might same room with him with the windows closed. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Dr. Gregory B. Newby returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more For additional contact information: had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very people in all walks of life. approach us with offers to donate. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore with him. But as it is ..." and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he shame and regret. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the certainty. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Foundation immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I between all the easier". because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned not knowing what he should save first before his attention was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no page at http://pglaf.org same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with not knowing what he should save first before his attention was if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. room. he do anything to make them look away. works. See paragraph 1.E below. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and indeed suffering enough. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was not a loss but a great advantage. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it between all the easier". was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she from their decision to move was much more to do with their total couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being there was still some money available from the old days. It was not intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and,