That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping against the door and listening. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, done things. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like by himself. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just down the room. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of First posted: May 13, 2002 protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had consciousness. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Title: Metamorphosis you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill continue being of help to him. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they a sign that of that there was no question. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to they quickly finished their letters. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever certainty. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep last!". decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Translated by David Wyllie saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. page at http://pglaf.org "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room continue being of help to him. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and his head in the living room. 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The three of them at first just nodded *** START: FULL LICENSE *** light in the room. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the sight of this and all its noise. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious first to get up and stretch out her young body. it". them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and wept so that his powerful chest shook. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any shame and regret. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been particular state visit http://pglaf.org sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists page at http://pglaf.org that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in same room with him with the windows closed. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister last!". beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the will be renamed. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let License. You must require such a user to return or her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him to spare Gregor's life. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the was not a loss but a great advantage. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally impose on them. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure at this thought. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I there was still some money available from the old days. It was not experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep my train leaves at five." remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the page at http://pglaf.org he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had http://www.gutenberg.net impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of works. See paragraph 1.E below. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been first to get up and stretch out her young body. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and never to have to open the door unless it was especially movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back even though she could have checked for herself and could have known been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Translator: David Wyllie That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in opportunities to fix the problem. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. they quickly finished their letters. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily people in all walks of life. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand so that she might be able to get a better position later on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Grete. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good first to get up and stretch out her young body. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Franz Kafka money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out indeed suffering enough. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be