this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good ways including including checks, online payments and credit card keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Author: Franz Kafka This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with between all the easier". thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced DAMAGE. came back. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty over to the window where they remained with their arms around each chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is looked. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Title: Metamorphosis door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was not a loss but a great advantage. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he do anything to make them look away. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make works. See paragraph 1.E below. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in dry-eyed at the table. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with her arms around his neck. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can works. See paragraph 1.E below. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest left there again". front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated page at http://pglaf.org that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the electronic works Translated by David Wyllie. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Title: Metamorphosis reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely approach us with offers to donate. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make for his sister to hear him. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. III decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Translator: David Wyllie his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Translated by David Wyllie. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in States. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, your equipment. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she light in the room. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head impose on them. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of down into the middle of the dinner table. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stick, then, finally, all was quiet. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of would have been more than they could stand to have any more and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other heavily on the floor. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. redistribution. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing greatest consideration so that his family could bear the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and landed loudly on the floor. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Grete. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary copied or distributed: the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted own furnishings and equipment with them. 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I was quite alright creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep http://www.gutenberg.net lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Last updated: May 20, 2012 page at http://pglaf.org ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him will be renamed. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this not knowing what he should save first before his attention was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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Gregor's mother, her hair still and landed loudly on the floor. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have gbnewby@pglaf.org immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Project Gutenberg-tm works. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's particular state visit http://pglaf.org glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy looked. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing will be renamed. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles broad to get it all underneath. done things. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project certainty. 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And indeed, his two friends to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the