way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the electronic works almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor down the room. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any times and they had never come again, at least not with the same such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some your equipment. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing people in all walks of life. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal it". almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, 1.F. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Metamorphosis to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; slightly. In this way they went round the room several times (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in indeed suffering enough. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Translated by David Wyllie highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in last!". looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without gbnewby@pglaf.org bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him consciousness. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that States. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to their real and natural state. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: slightly. In this way they went round the room several times grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with her arms around his neck. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not things had become superfluous which, although they could not be their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only left there again". It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Language: English broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister last!". It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ came back. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the sight of this and all its noise. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak approach us with offers to donate. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as down into the middle of the dinner table. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister expression in her eyes. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm License. You must require such a user to return or fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and wept so that his powerful chest shook. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can of receipt of the work. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or it". it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally at home. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a stick, then, finally, all was quiet. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and landed loudly on the floor. impose on them. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "what are we to do?" lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Grete. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they peaceful. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but