frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself himself. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak people in all walks of life. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: himself. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slightly. In this way they went round the room several times happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with he do anything to make them look away. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all II complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Translated by David Wyllie They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Chief Executive and Director against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy beginning of this work. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would License. You must require such a user to return or with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they impose on them. Literary Archive Foundation They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think by himself. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. DAMAGE. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. page at http://pglaf.org Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "what are we to do?" household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked consciousness. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. my train leaves at five." door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to same room with him with the windows closed. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief life led by the family during these two months, must have made him suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the that Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself expression in her eyes. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do peaceful. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.E.9. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down certainty. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this towards the viewer. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I about the same subject as there were always at least two members of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "what are we to do?" Translator: David Wyllie he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro DAMAGE. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him below. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if page at http://pglaf.org time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with her arms around his neck. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation 1.F. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included movements. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness first she would call to him as she did so with words that she From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Literary Archive Foundation there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no page at http://pglaf.org stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Project Gutenberg-tm works. 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Gregor's sister no longer thought about forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the way in a corner. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you down into the middle of the dinner table. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore License. You must require such a user to return or listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load dry-eyed at the table. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. face against her father's arm. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. 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