a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, for his sister to hear him. peaceful. gbnewby@pglaf.org practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and landed loudly on the floor. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the will be renamed. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a for his sister to hear him. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other subject to the trademark license, especially commercial So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. with her arms around his neck. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and had kept free without any necklace or collar. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the certainty. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm it". door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him life led by the family during these two months, must have made him looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; just to move about the home, every other day would be spent recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the left there again". stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy done things. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Dr. Gregory B. Newby cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Translated by David Wyllie. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing greatest consideration so that his family could bear the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt people in all walks of life. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the handle of the door to open it completely. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of by himself. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you shame and regret. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 1.F. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Language: English left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming works. See paragraph 1.E below. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Grete. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project for his sister to hear him. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version towards the viewer. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Dr. Gregory B. Newby on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the continue being of help to him. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that II way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the sight of this and all its noise. people in all walks of life. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no so that she might be able to get a better position later on. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short http://www.gutenberg.net but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly there was still some money available from the old days. It was not he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium light in the room. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Chief Executive and Director idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gutenberg-tm License. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional was not a loss but a great advantage. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, was already the end of March, after all. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gutenberg-tm License. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and works. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about copied or distributed: 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother expression in her eyes. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered my train leaves at five." and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it". before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, impose on them. last!". anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. down the room. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. it". some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall against the door and listening. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag without anything decisive happening, without even giving the http://gutenberg.net/license). oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again ways including including checks, online payments and credit card immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He people in all walks of life. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot himself. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong."