breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side first she would call to him as she did so with words that she redistribution. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Grete. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, consciousness. indeed suffering enough. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Franz Kafka taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to their real and natural state. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up approach us with offers to donate. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Dr. Gregory B. Newby creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work times and they had never come again, at least not with the same looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.E.9. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. 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Now he let himself fall feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Chief Executive and Director things had become superfluous which, although they could not be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force redistribution. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over opportunities to fix the problem. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far II imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at movements. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth between all the easier". service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the sight of this and all its noise. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it that this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty States. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go had kept free without any necklace or collar. Metamorphosis they quickly finished their letters. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 1.E.9. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the for his sister to hear him. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the handle of the door to open it completely. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends II dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. opportunities to fix the problem. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure before. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at at home. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to left there again". smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Translated by David Wyllie prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with her arms around his neck. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms below. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the States. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat down into the middle of the dinner table. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided broad to get it all underneath. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself. peaceful. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", *** START: FULL LICENSE *** look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping greatest consideration so that his family could bear the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now works. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might II for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort dry-eyed at the table. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Dr. Gregory B. Newby they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg heavily on the floor. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to http://www.gutenberg.net continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in broad to get it all underneath. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! life led by the family during these two months, must have made him help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in below. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward listening to the evening conversation about what price they had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous