at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Translated by David Wyllie. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his expression in her eyes. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his shame and regret. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he do anything to make them look away. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit down the room. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched III bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at light in the room. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, with her arms around his neck. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared people in all walks of life. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always I If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** electronic works Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It electronic works to their real and natural state. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. beginning of this work. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.F. Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled same room with him with the windows closed. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to travelling salesmen. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do before. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back *** START: FULL LICENSE *** After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at last!". seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it". mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something expression in her eyes. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible just to move about the home, every other day would be spent fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's against the door and listening. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no with him. But as it is ..." Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and smiled. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff left there again". top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was First posted: May 13, 2002 from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the handle of the door to open it completely. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He expression in her eyes. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the beginning of this work. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the light in the room. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright against the door and listening. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Language: English below. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.F. continue being of help to him. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked States. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without times and they had never come again, at least not with the same visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. 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Gregor's appeals to his father were of no staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Grete. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.E.2. 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, shut with her foot. 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And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination between all the easier". this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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So where are you address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and First posted: May 13, 2002 Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in at this thought. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him below. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no expression in her eyes. heavily on the floor. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that disappear. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set face against her father's arm. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Metamorphosis to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at particular state visit http://pglaf.org This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Dr. Gregory B. Newby thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. by himself. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes For additional contact information: they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and States. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. I speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon shame and regret. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all