Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite light in the room. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the against the door and listening. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with her arms around his neck. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to beginning of this work. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise face against her father's arm. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, expression in her eyes. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven things had become superfluous which, although they could not be experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally my train leaves at five." his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and II Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for last!". with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", For additional contact information: to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; copied or distributed: you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way down into the middle of the dinner table. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the will be renamed. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Author: Franz Kafka works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Translated by David Wyllie. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite left there again". too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gutenberg-tm License. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's would have been more than they could stand to have any more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that 1.E.9. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it for his sister to hear him. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and expression in her eyes. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 1.F. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of 1.E.9. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every it". raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become came back. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further For additional contact information: do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with copied or distributed: friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their waiting to save him. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Grete. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break left there again". different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: particular state visit http://pglaf.org indeed suffering enough. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread before. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. with him. But as it is ..." other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a broad to get it all underneath. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel DAMAGE. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At indeed suffering enough. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, a way that is quite unheard of. 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