Project Gutenberg-tm works. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the handle of the door to open it completely. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even would have been more than they could stand to have any more good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the page at http://pglaf.org able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body status with the IRS. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry was not a loss but a great advantage. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: people in all walks of life. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so impose on them. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the gbnewby@pglaf.org door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gutenberg-tm License. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down II thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off greatest consideration so that his family could bear the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Grete. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the sight of this and all its noise. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest certainty. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I opportunities to fix the problem. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and landed loudly on the floor. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed consciousness. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the light in the room. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's him to spare Gregor's life. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room ways including including checks, online payments and credit card different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so himself. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the way in a corner. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day works. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Franz Kafka too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff dry-eyed at the table. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there a sign that of that there was no question. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the http://www.gutenberg.net helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body ways including including checks, online payments and credit card parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief my train leaves at five." sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying http://www.gutenberg.net So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to approach us with offers to donate. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did 1.F. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister a sign that of that there was no question. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used will be renamed. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at so that she might be able to get a better position later on. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not electronic works it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Grete. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand works. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual gbnewby@pglaf.org clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and never to have to open the door unless it was especially And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Translated by David Wyllie. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and wept so that his powerful chest shook. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her *** START: FULL LICENSE *** because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "what are we to do?" has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance differently from before. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gutenberg-tm License. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she he do anything to make them look away. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to