through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. differently from before. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his http://gutenberg.net/license). had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and will be renamed. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was beginning of this work. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and page at http://pglaf.org back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared there was still some money available from the old days. It was not floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door License. You must require such a user to return or distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just movements. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they first she would call to him as she did so with words that she for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] waiting to save him. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might himself. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the heavily on the floor. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Literary Archive Foundation wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her last!". infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the towards the viewer. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Metamorphosis travelling salesmen. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, that that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Foundation and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on III dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to works. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the consciousness. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his light in the room. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only at this thought. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And gbnewby@pglaf.org and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Foundation slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Dr. Gregory B. Newby that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. between all the easier". slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her was already the end of March, after all. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short between all the easier". finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed particular state visit http://pglaf.org and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Dr. Gregory B. Newby pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly For additional contact information: next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Chief Executive and Director them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in consciousness. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew works. See paragraph 1.E below. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. page at http://pglaf.org room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that there was still some money available from the old days. It was not stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview that calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that below. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the for his sister to hear him. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Literary Archive Foundation life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only came back. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had shame and regret. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH