with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and III money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Franz Kafka room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Literary Archive Foundation room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his your equipment. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and done things. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes continue being of help to him. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know movements. against the door and listening. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Translator: David Wyllie at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the sight of this and all its noise. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, of receipt of the work. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual http://www.gutenberg.net long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door things had become superfluous which, although they could not be found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her done things. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of approach us with offers to donate. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the disappear. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Language: English wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Translated by David Wyllie. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Foundation including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who even though she could have checked for herself and could have known chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited indeed suffering enough. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project impose on them. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you a sign that of that there was no question. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Metamorphosis above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up over to the window where they remained with their arms around each without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact face against her father's arm. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk last!". planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, he do anything to make them look away. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be License. You must require such a user to return or shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Translated by David Wyllie. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Translated by David Wyllie. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation status with the IRS. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say works. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer had kept free without any necklace or collar. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of DAMAGE. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the same room with him with the windows closed. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his III below. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his works. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the http://www.gutenberg.net there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then DAMAGE. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both face against her father's arm. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking kitchen. 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