himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it License. You must require such a user to return or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. down the room. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would have been more than they could stand to have any more "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All your equipment. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by works. See paragraph 1.E below. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the For additional contact information: a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Translated by David Wyllie. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, expression in her eyes. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Translated by David Wyllie. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days States. 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On the way they opened the door that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on with him. But as it is ..." still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and your equipment. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Author: Franz Kafka room. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new waiting to save him. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of down the room. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Foundation nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister light in the room. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the 1.E.9. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", over to the window where they remained with their arms around each first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that opportunities to fix the problem. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Title: Metamorphosis startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the continue being of help to him. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced electronic works even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal http://gutenberg.net/license). sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her ways including including checks, online payments and credit card works. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Revenue Service. 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If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Literary Archive Foundation The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the sight of this and all its noise. dry-eyed at the table. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy between all the easier". life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. light in the room. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's travelling salesmen. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like him to spare Gregor's life. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who last!". mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Translated by David Wyllie. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my my train leaves at five." startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round light in the room. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his movements. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed was not a loss but a great advantage. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the sight of this and all its noise. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who page at http://pglaf.org Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring License. You must require such a user to return or of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by for his sister to hear him. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be For additional contact information: was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being