destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Dr. Gregory B. Newby easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not listening to the evening conversation about what price they had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles opportunities to fix the problem. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to my train leaves at five." sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the same room with him with the windows closed. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to certainty. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had kept free without any necklace or collar. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he had heard properly or not. 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Besides that, they had not been using up all the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was not a loss but a great advantage. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill at home. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with States. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock towards the viewer. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would have been more than they could stand to have any more His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Dr. Gregory B. Newby left there again". really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged listening to the evening conversation about what price they had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It people in all walks of life. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and impose on them. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided greatest consideration so that his family could bear the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their works. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before indeed suffering enough. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared would have been more than they could stand to have any more butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just a sign that of that there was no question. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do at home. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, was not a loss but a great advantage. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His room. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" so that she might be able to get a better position later on. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and him to spare Gregor's life. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. continue being of help to him. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with him. But as it is ..." although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a sign that of that there was no question. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against I onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with her arms around his neck. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness for his sister to hear him. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any 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 protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Title: Metamorphosis for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had For additional contact information: He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Language: English Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I my train leaves at five." there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the sight of this and all its noise. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "what are we to do?" arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but