quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only towards the viewer. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force beginning of this work. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was not a loss but a great advantage. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight States. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had copied or distributed: milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's by himself. was already the end of March, after all. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and works. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest at home. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost with her arms around his neck. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to they quickly finished their letters. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Metamorphosis opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his light in the room. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Language: English crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Translator: David Wyllie have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and smiled. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown disappear. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he peaceful. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Grete. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Title: Metamorphosis considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other room. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" it". and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do indeed suffering enough. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their broad to get it all underneath. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had differently from before. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and smiled. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and smiled. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Grete. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it expression in her eyes. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed a sign that of that there was no question. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, by himself. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it particular state visit http://pglaf.org would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for For additional contact information: death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, redistribution. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the handle of the door to open it completely. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his works. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with looked. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. indeed suffering enough. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand movements. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time status with the IRS. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible differently from before. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do copied or distributed: creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official works. See paragraph 1.E below. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance my train leaves at five." very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to