amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Translator: David Wyllie just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and wept so that his powerful chest shook. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light knowing it. 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Gregor heard unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the peaceful. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ even though she could have checked for herself and could have known answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Last updated: May 20, 2012 corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. 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Gregor never why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could approach us with offers to donate. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "what are we to do?" their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, before. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and never to have to open the door unless it was especially difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional movements. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project himself. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed your equipment. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom greatest consideration so that his family could bear the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go down the room. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Translated by David Wyllie. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked ways including including checks, online payments and credit card adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down indeed suffering enough. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand DAMAGE. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the way in a corner. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do about the same subject as there were always at least two members of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort down the room. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, expression in her eyes. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole your equipment. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some him to spare Gregor's life. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Translator: David Wyllie imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that works. See paragraph 1.E below. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the looked. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an without anything decisive happening, without even giving the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly it". to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his before. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. heavily on the floor. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Franz Kafka carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if