this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It they quickly finished their letters. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with her arms around his neck. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just slightly. In this way they went round the room several times onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Language: English well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Foundation left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his had kept free without any necklace or collar. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really DAMAGE. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie continue being of help to him. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more heavily on the floor. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and against the door and listening. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Translated by David Wyllie. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again broad to get it all underneath. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 1.E.9. Translated by David Wyllie. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to regard for what might happen. 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He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty times and they had never come again, at least not with the same screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the him to spare Gregor's life. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple down the room. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was already the end of March, after all. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking people in all walks of life. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into page at http://pglaf.org during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Chief Executive and Director to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects my train leaves at five." Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they disappear. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried left there again". flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a your equipment. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped I morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to below. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Translated by David Wyllie fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He from their decision to move was much more to do with their total lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so him to spare Gregor's life. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 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, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden room. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and smiled. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages electronic works If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all III electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Foundation until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Franz Kafka morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), at this thought. disappear. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Chief Executive and Director set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this himself. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Title: Metamorphosis was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. himself. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the looked. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 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 already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but States. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very copied or distributed: spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, States. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was not a loss but a great advantage. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the him to spare Gregor's life. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Translated by David Wyllie. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to their real and natural state. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with consciousness. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Translator: David Wyllie and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's particular state visit http://pglaf.org So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what III she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on copied or distributed: peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt