his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would II "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited there was still some money available from the old days. It was not against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and himself. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a it". his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new III they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so expression in her eyes. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like For additional contact information: present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his II amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as continue being of help to him. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 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 against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was 1.F. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into for his sister to hear him. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and never to have to open the door unless it was especially she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose face against her father's arm. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, States. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, copied or distributed: before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest over to the window where they remained with their arms around each complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Translated by David Wyllie. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** last!". Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but came back. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been approach us with offers to donate. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Title: Metamorphosis his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while copied or distributed: to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. opportunities to fix the problem. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while just to move about the home, every other day would be spent about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three I Foundation this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you opportunities to fix the problem. electronic works was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When continue being of help to him. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. shame and regret. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, broad to get it all underneath. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. 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 structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the III lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar differently from before. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Translated by David Wyllie. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists movements. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing he do anything to make them look away. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the beginning of this work. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in towards the viewer. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the towards the viewer. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: First posted: May 13, 2002 be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination continue being of help to him. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still License. You must require such a user to return or happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on were worried, that would excuse their behaviour.