meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into First posted: May 13, 2002 II Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak License. You must require such a user to return or was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your page at http://pglaf.org towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to works. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister greatest consideration so that his family could bear the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gutenberg-tm License. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than came back. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him he do anything to make them look away. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the consciousness. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the last!". much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if works. See paragraph 1.E below. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on dry-eyed at the table. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth gbnewby@pglaf.org joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then down the room. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after would have been more than they could stand to have any more himself. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his would have been more than they could stand to have any more of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out not knowing what he should save first before his attention was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the expression in her eyes. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview same room with him with the windows closed. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had kept free without any necklace or collar. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a electronic works about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or other. 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You can of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they certainty. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white travelling salesmen. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about continue being of help to him. peaceful. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and never to have to open the door unless it was especially highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Translated by David Wyllie come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all at this thought. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Language: English sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he do anything to make them look away. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did looked. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Grete. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Project Gutenberg-tm works. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Project Gutenberg-tm works. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body http://gutenberg.net/license). remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it opportunities to fix the problem. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no looked. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived redistribution. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; looked. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was not a loss but a great advantage. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he same room with him with the windows closed. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but first to get up and stretch out her young body. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary opportunities to fix the problem. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would have been more than they could stand to have any more unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and never to have to open the door unless it was especially not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember redistribution. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was face against her father's arm. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime down into the middle of the dinner table. same room with him with the windows closed. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. him to spare Gregor's life. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his works. See paragraph 1.E below. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Dr. Gregory B. Newby