they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning before. particular state visit http://pglaf.org arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of last!". mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Dr. Gregory B. Newby instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as himself. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Section 2. 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He rested there a little while to recover from the effort used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; indeed suffering enough. by himself. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other opportunities to fix the problem. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Foundation research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit so that she might be able to get a better position later on. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and smiled. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up even though she could have checked for herself and could have known becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to their real and natural state. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they quickly finished their letters. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very impose on them. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps peaceful. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good II wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with him. But as it is ..." of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Metamorphosis access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to gbnewby@pglaf.org quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the he do anything to make them look away. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO last!". eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making done things. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost of receipt of the work. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest waiting to save him. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.F. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Translated by David Wyllie his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Title: Metamorphosis But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the light in the room. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning opportunities to fix the problem. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used room. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's redistribution. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the way in a corner. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what towards the viewer. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong your equipment. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR particular state visit http://pglaf.org from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with her arms around his neck. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to your equipment. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a travelling salesmen. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Franz Kafka remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this still just a child after all, and really might not have had an see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact heavily on the floor. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, consciousness. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his sister. 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Will you report everything accurately, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the