company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister 1.E.9. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official waiting to save him. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he page at http://pglaf.org had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview came back. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was travelling salesmen. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm future. 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There's no basis for any of the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to before. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready would have been more than they could stand to have any more Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Translator: David Wyllie father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my consciousness. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, movements. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more page at http://pglaf.org he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the beginning of this work. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Translated by David Wyllie. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was not a loss but a great advantage. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still my train leaves at five." included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm it". they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with before. movements. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of First posted: May 13, 2002 harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the page at http://pglaf.org sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her room. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the himself. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was below. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate even though she could have checked for herself and could have known about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and certainty. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position DAMAGE. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Last updated: May 20, 2012 *** START: FULL LICENSE *** by himself. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again heavily on the floor. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Last updated: May 20, 2012 the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg-tm License. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, consciousness. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he a panic. 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If you do not agree to abide by all light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card at this thought. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 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 middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender