stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into indeed suffering enough. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the shame and regret. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite with her arms around his neck. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the against the door and listening. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Translated by David Wyllie. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. impose on them. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "what are we to do?" while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Translated by David Wyllie. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at peaceful. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Language: English they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it himself. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to people in all walks of life. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of travelling salesmen. particular state visit http://pglaf.org to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Literary Archive Foundation there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object first to get up and stretch out her young body. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day status with the IRS. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than himself. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. peaceful. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than so that she might be able to get a better position later on. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Title: Metamorphosis struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, done things. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Dr. Gregory B. Newby particular state visit http://pglaf.org Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move certainty. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Author: Franz Kafka a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should continue being of help to him. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. http://www.gutenberg.net a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a sign that of that there was no question. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Translator: David Wyllie of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Dr. Gregory B. Newby by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have *** START: FULL LICENSE *** had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or certainty. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was disappear. against the door and listening. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, differently from before. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong there was still some money available from the old days. It was not perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of last!". in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the sight of this and all its noise. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting expression in her eyes. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 1.F. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Foundation probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and never to have to open the door unless it was especially gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, continue being of help to him. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his status with the IRS. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Translated by David Wyllie. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite States. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and smiled. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "what are we to do?" to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he differently from before. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even