His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so works. See paragraph 1.E below. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily travelling salesmen. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her http://gutenberg.net/license). remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 1.E.4. 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There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and smiled. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous a sign that of that there was no question. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and never to have to open the door unless it was especially To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and smiled. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Title: Metamorphosis himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the works. See paragraph 1.E below. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his him to spare Gregor's life. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with her arms around his neck. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he by himself. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he do anything to make them look away. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Author: Franz Kafka approach us with offers to donate. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Foundation himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could light in the room. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was already the end of March, after all. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with him. But as it is ..." disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living page at http://pglaf.org was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without For additional contact information: it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and never to have to open the door unless it was especially with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand peaceful. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Translator: David Wyllie somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Literary Archive Foundation it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender greatest consideration so that his family could bear the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and between all the easier". butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Language: English chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Foundation before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he do anything to make them look away. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and never to have to open the door unless it was especially a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Project Gutenberg-tm works. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined First posted: May 13, 2002 becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in between all the easier". would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while waiting to save him. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Foundation immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and smiled. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the electronic works decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another at home. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the at this thought. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all last!". were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully towards the viewer. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking himself. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Translator: David Wyllie 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even himself. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, broad to get it all underneath. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and landed loudly on the floor. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from