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"If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Chief Executive and Director sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Project Gutenberg-tm works. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they shame and regret. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm down into the middle of the dinner table. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Franz Kafka rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door shame and regret. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was particular state visit http://pglaf.org Project Gutenberg-tm works. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, had kept free without any necklace or collar. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all electronic works Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to stayed home every evening. 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You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy over to the window where they remained with their arms around each not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was continue being of help to him. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of room. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Project Gutenberg-tm works. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Literary Archive Foundation anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Franz Kafka as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be shame and regret. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear from their decision to move was much more to do with their total before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked II lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then III here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, would have been more than they could stand to have any more Foundation chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you continue being of help to him. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Author: Franz Kafka now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father 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 anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the towards the viewer. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your life led by the family during these two months, must have made him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to done things. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was indeed suffering enough. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, down into the middle of the dinner table. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost below. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. will be renamed. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt continue being of help to him. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Dr. Gregory B. Newby keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour by himself. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door against the door and listening. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any between all the easier". hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote people in all walks of life. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to their real and natural state. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living stick, then, finally, all was quiet. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version listening to the evening conversation about what price they had with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Dr. Gregory B. Newby state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, impose on them. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his continue being of help to him. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good so that she might be able to get a better position later on. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. waiting to save him. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Translated by David Wyllie Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with same room with him with the windows closed. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on last!". pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and landed loudly on the floor. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was certainty. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden first she would call to him as she did so with words that she lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary works. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Translated by David Wyllie. down into the middle of the dinner table. the handle of the door to open it completely. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to