despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous subject to the trademark license, especially commercial compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Project Gutenberg-tm works. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Title: Metamorphosis disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. for his sister to hear him. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For slightly. In this way they went round the room several times ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would they quickly finished their letters. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, him to spare Gregor's life. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing without anything decisive happening, without even giving the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright room. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his For additional contact information: doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came by himself. light in the room. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Grete. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; against the door and listening. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the handle of the door to open it completely. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and before. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can indeed suffering enough. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of copied or distributed: prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the DAMAGE. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain himself. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this had kept free without any necklace or collar. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls your equipment. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Foundation that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had kept free without any necklace or collar. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it himself. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the sight of this and all its noise. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with beginning of this work. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. he do anything to make them look away. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends works. See paragraph 1.E below. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a was already the end of March, after all. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough copied or distributed: and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just last!". interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even room. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the differently from before. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and against the door and listening. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort it". work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with her arms around his neck. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Chief Executive and Director flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into